HB 293

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act for the relief of Anthony John Angelillo by Miami-
3	Dade County; authorizing and directing Miami-Dade County
4	to compensate Anthony John Angelillo for injuries suffered
5	due to the negligence of Miami-Dade County; providing an
6	effective date.
7
8	WHEREAS, on April 30, 2002, Anthony John Angelillo was
9	driving his motorcycle and Miami-Dade Police Officer Barry
10	Savage was driving an automobile owned by Miami-Dade County, and
11	WHEREAS, Officer Savage was on duty and was an agent and
12	employee of Miami-Dade County and acting within the scope of his
13	authority, and
14	WHEREAS, on April 30, 2002, a collision between the
15	motorcycle driven by Anthony John Angelillo and the automobile
16	driven by Officer Savage occurred at the intersection of
17	Northwest 107th Avenue and Northwest 58th Street in Medley,
18	Miami-Dade County, when Officer Savage turned his automobile
19	onto Northwest 107th Avenue from Northwest 58th Street, and
20	WHEREAS, as a result of the accident, Anthony John
21	Angelillo suffered severe bodily injury to his right arm, right
22	elbow, and right shoulder, which are now permanently impaired; a
23	broken clavicle; an impaired lung, which required surgery; and
24	an injured left foot, which necessitated a muscle graft and
25	which foot is permanently impaired, all of which required
26	numerous medical procedures and operations, and
27	WHEREAS, as a result of the injuries, Anthony John
28	Angelillo has constant pain that requires consistent medication;
29	he is required to use a cane to walk; and he will need further
30	medical procedures to his left foot and to his right extremity
31	to allow him to fully straighten it and possibly use his right
32	arm and shoulder for normal everyday activities in the future,
33	and
34	WHEREAS, as a result of this accident, a legal action was
35	filed by Anthony John Angelillo against Miami-Dade County in the
36	Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-
37	Dade County (Case No. 01-11002-CA-20) alleging negligence on the
38	part of Miami-Dade County, and
39	WHEREAS, Anthony John Angelillo and Miami-Dade County
40	voluntarily settled this claim and lawsuit for the sum of
41	$450,000, and
42	WHEREAS, since the maximum amount that may be awarded and
43	voluntarily paid under s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, the sum of
44	$200,000, has been paid, Anthony John Angelillo petitions the
45	Legislature for further payment in the amount of $250,000, and
46	WHEREAS, in the Settlement and Release of All Claims
47	executed by the parties in the lawsuit filed in this matter,
48	Miami-Dade County agreed not to object to a claim bill presented
49	to the Florida Legislature in the amount of $250,000, NOW,
50	THEREFORE,
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52	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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54	Section 1.  The facts stated in the preamble to this act
55	are found and declared to be true.
56	Section 2.  Miami-Dade County is authorized and directed to
57	appropriate from funds of the county not otherwise encumbered
58	and to pay, as agreed by the parties in accordance with the
59	release of all claims, to Anthony John Angelillo the sum of
60	$250,000 as compensation for injuries suffered due to the
61	negligence of an employee of Miami-Dade County.
62	Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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