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