| 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. |
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| 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. |