Senate Bill 0014e1

    SB 14                                          First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to Broward County; providing

  3         for the relief of Tirini S. Riley, a minor, for

  4         injuries sustained arising out of an accident

  5         that occurred while she was a patient of the

  6         South Broward Hospital District, d/b/a Memorial

  7         Hospital; specifying use of the funds;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, on July 27, 1993, an accident occurred to

11  Tirini S. Riley, a minor, who was a patient of the South

12  Broward Hospital District, d/b/a Memorial Hospital, and

13         WHEREAS, as a result of that accident, Tirini S. Riley

14  sustained serious injury that formed the basis of legal action

15  brought by Beverly A. Riley, individually and as natural

16  parent and guardian of Tirini S. Riley, and by Earnest E.

17  Richardson, individually and as father of Tirini S. Riley, and

18         WHEREAS, on November 27, 1996, a consent judgment in

19  the amount of $1,100,000 was entered in the Circuit Court of

20  the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida,

21  against the South Broward Hospital District, d/b/a Memorial

22  Hospital, and in favor of Beverly A. Riley, as natural parent

23  and guardian of Tirini S. Riley, for the benefit of Tirini S.

24  Riley, and

25         WHEREAS, the consent judgment noted that execution

26  would issue with respect to the sum of $100,000 pursuant to

27  the statutory limitation of liability contained in section

28  768.28, Florida Statutes, and

29         WHEREAS, the consent judgment provided that the payment

30  of the sum of $1,000,000 would be made only in accordance with

31  the law applicable to claim bills, and further provided that


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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






    SB 14                                          First Engrossed



  1  the amount of the judgment was fully inclusive of all claims

  2  for damages, litigation costs, and attorney's fees and would

  3  not accrue interest until 30 days after such a claim bill

  4  became law, and

  5         WHEREAS, South Broward Hospital District fully supports

  6  the passage of a claim bill for this claim in the amount of

  7  $1,000,000, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  The facts stated in the preamble to this

12  act are found and declared to be true.

13         Section 2.  The South Broward Hospital District, d/b/a

14  Memorial Hospital, is authorized and directed to appropriate

15  from funds of the hospital district not otherwise appropriated

16  and to draw a warrant in the sum of $1,000,000, with no

17  interest thereon, payable to Beverly A. Riley, as natural

18  parent and guardian of Tirini S. Riley, a minor, for the

19  benefit of Tirini S. Riley for injuries and damages sustained

20  as a result of an accident that occurred while said minor was

21  a patient of the hospital. After payment of statutory attorney

22  fees, and costs, the balance shall be paid into the existing

23  Special Needs Trust Fund established for Tirini S. Riley.

24  Notwithstanding the provisions of section 409.910, Florida

25  Statutes, the lien provided therein shall be in accordance

26  with the terms of the existing Special Needs Trust Fund.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.

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