Florida Senate - 2015                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 68
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/04/2015           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Simpson) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 43 - 47
    4  and insert:
    5  County School District. The payments were scheduled to cease
    6  upon the death of Carl Abbott if he died before the last payment
    7  was made. However, David Abbott, as guardian of Carl Abbott, is
    8  guaranteed a total payment amount of $633,333.33 since Carl
    9  Abbott died before or within 3 years after the effective date of
   10  this act.
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   12  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   13  And the title is amended as follows:
   14         Delete lines 18 - 29
   15  and insert:
   16         WHEREAS, as a result of his injuries, Carl Abbott had
   17         to reside in a nursing home, suffered from loss of
   18         cognitive function, right-sided paralysis, immobility,
   19         urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, delirium,
   20         and an inability to speak, and had to obtain nutrition
   21         through a feeding tube, and
   22         WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County School Board
   23         unanimously passed a resolution in support of settling
   24         the lawsuit that was filed in this case, tendered
   25         payment of $100,000 to Carl Abbott in accordance with
   26         the statutory limits of liability set forth in s.
   27         768.28, Florida Statutes, and does not oppose the
   28         passage of this claim bill in favor of Carl Abbott in
   29         the amount of $1.9 million, as structured, and
   30         WHEREAS, Carl Abbott passed away in June 2014,
   31         NOW, THEREFORE,