Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 14
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  02/10/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Ring) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 57 - 63
    4  and insert:
    5  $650,000 to a new category titled “Relief: Estate of Dr.
    6  Sherrill Lynn Aversa” as compensation to the Estate of Dr.
    7  Sherrill Lynn Aversa for the death of Dr. Sherrill Lynn Aversa,
    8  which amount includes attorney fees and costs.
    9         Section 3. The Chief Financial Officer is directed to draw
   10  a warrant, pursuant to the stipulated settlement agreement
   11  executed by the Department of Transportation and the personal
   12  representative of the estate of Dr. Sherrill Lynn Aversa, in the
   13  amount of $650,000 upon funds of the Department of
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   15  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   16  And the title is amended as follows:
   17         Delete lines 44 - 47
   18  and insert:
   19  amount of $800,000 solely against the department, with no
   20  finding of comparative negligence against any other party, and
   21         WHEREAS, the department has paid $150,000 to the Estate of
   22  Dr. Aversa consistent with the statutory limits of liability set
   23  forth in