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A bill to be entitled 1
An act for the relief of the Estate of Jason Sanchez 2
by Miami-Dade County; providing for an appropriation 3
to compensate the Estate of Jason Sanchez for injuries 4
and damages sustained by Jason Sanchez and his 5
survivors as a result of the negligence of a Miami -6
Dade County employee; providing a limitation on 7
compensation and the payment of attorney and lobbying 8
fees; providing an effective date. 9
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WHEREAS, on May 13, 2019, Jason Sanchez was lawfully 11
traveling on his motorcycle northbound on Southwest 107th Avenue 12
toward the intersection at Southwest 176th Street in Miami -Dade 13
County, wearing his helmet and traveling at or below the posted 14
speed limit, and 15
WHEREAS, a Miami-Dade County employee operating a Miami -16
Dade County passenger bus failed to stop at the marked 17
intersection and pulled out in front of Mr. Sanchez in an 18
attempted left turn, causing a collision, and 19
WHEREAS, Mr. Sanchez sustained fatal blunt forc e injuries 20
as a result of the collision, and 21
WHEREAS, the Estate of Jason Sanchez has alleged, through a 22
lawsuit filed on September 17, 2019, in the Circuit Court of the 23
Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami -Dade County, that the 24
negligence of Miami-Dade County, through its bus driver, was the 25
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proximate cause of Mr. Sanchez's death, and 26
WHEREAS, Jacqueline Abreu, Mr. Sanchez's mother, and Manuel 27
Sanchez, Mr. Sanchez's father, have suffered significant 28
financial damages due to the loss of their son's financial 29
support and have experienced extreme mental anguish and 30
suffering as a result of the loss of their son, and 31
WHEREAS, following the filing of the lawsuit, the Estate of 32
Jason Sanchez and Miami -Dade County have reached a tentative 33
settlement agreement, pending county approval, in the amount of 34
$1.25 million, and 35
WHEREAS, pursuant to the agreement between the parties and 36
the limits of liability set forth in s. 768.28, Florida 37
Statutes, the settlement will be partially satisfied by Miami -38
Dade County in the amount of $300,000, and the satisfaction of 39
the remainder is contingent upon the passage of a claim bill in 40
the amount of $950,000, NOW, THEREFORE, 41
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 43
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Section 1. The facts stated in the preamble to this act 45
are found and declared to be true. 46
Section 2. Miami-Dade County is authorized and directed to 47
appropriate from funds of the county not otherwise encumbered 48
and to draw a warrant in the sum of $950,000 payable to the 49
Estate of Jason Sanchez as compensation for injuries and damages 50
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sustained. 51
Section 3. The amount paid by Miami -Dade County pursuant 52
to s. 768.28, Florida Statutes, and the amount awarded under 53
this act are intended to provide the sole compensation for all 54
present and future claims arising out of the factual situation 55
described in this act which resulted in the death of Jason 56
Sanchez, including injuries and damages to the Estate of Jason 57
Sanchez and his survivors. The total amount paid for attorney 58
fees relating to this claim may not exceed $190,000, and the 59
total amount paid for lobbying fees may not exceed $47,500. 60
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 61