Florida SB 14: Relief of the Estate of Peniel Janvier by the City of Miami Beach

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Relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County 
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Providing for the relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. Correa for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of an employee of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and certain fees, etc. 
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 2 An act for the relief of Jose Correa by Miami-Dade 
 3 County; providing an appropriation to compensate Mr. 
 4 Correa for injuries sustained as a result of the 
 5 negligence of an employee of Miami-Dade County; 
 6 providing a limitation on the payment of compensation 
 7 and certain fees; providing an effective date. 
 8 
 9 WHEREAS, on December 16, 2021, Jose Correa was lawfully 
 10 walking across Bird Road, SW 40th Street, within the marked 
 11 crosswalk at the intersection of Bird Road and Le Jeune Road, SW 
 12 42nd Avenue, in Miami-Dade County, and 
 13 WHEREAS, a Miami-Dade County bus driver failed to observe 
 14 Mr. Correa and made a left-hand turn at the intersection, 
 15 causing a collision between the bus and Mr. Correa, and 
 16 WHEREAS, Mr. Correa has alleged, through a lawsuit filed on 
 17 July 21, 2022, in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial 
 18 Circuit, that the negligence of Miami-Dade County, through its 
 19 bus driver, was the proximate cause of Mr. Correa’s injuries, 
 20 and 
 21 WHEREAS, Mr. Correa suffered personal injuries resulting in 
 22 significant pain and anguish, including a below-knee amputation, 
 23 and will continue to suffer pain and anguish for the remainder 
 24 of his life, and 
 25 WHEREAS, since the incident, Mr. Correa has incurred 
 26 considerable medical care and treatment costs related to his 
 27 injuries, and he will require such care and treatment for the 
 28 remainder of his life, and 
 29 WHEREAS, following the filing of the lawsuit, Mr. Correa 
 30 and Miami-Dade County reached a settlement agreement in the 
 31 amount of $4.3 million, and 
 32 WHEREAS, pursuant to that settlement agreement and the 
 33 limits of liability set forth in s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, 
 34 the settlement agreement has been partially satisfied by Miami 
 35 Dade County in the amount of $200,000, and the satisfaction of 
 36 the remainder is contingent upon the passage of a claim bill in 
 37 the amount of $4.1 million, NOW, THEREFORE, 
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 39 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 41 Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act are 
 42 found and declared to be true. 
 43 Section 2. Miami-Dade County is authorized and directed to 
 44 appropriate from funds not otherwise encumbered and to draw a 
 45 warrant in the sum of $4.1 million payable to Jose Correa as 
 46 compensation for injuries and damages sustained. 
 47 Section 3. The amount paid by Miami-Dade County pursuant to 
 48 s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and the amount awarded under this 
 49 act are intended to provide the sole compensation for all 
 50 present and future claims arising out of the factual situation 
 51 described in this act which resulted in injuries and damages to 
 52 Jose Correa. The total amount paid for attorney fees and 
 53 lobbying fees relating to this claim may not exceed 25 percent 
 54 of the total amount awarded under this act. 
 55 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.