Jesse SchecknerFebruary 9, 2023
9min0
Leadership in the Legislature ignored prior versions of the bill in 2021 and 2022.
Tag: Claim bills
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 9, 2023Jesse SchecknerFebruary 9, 20239min0
Leadership in the Legislature ignored prior versions of the bill in 2021 and 2022.
Peter SchorschJuly 5, 2018
3min841
Longtime Tallahassee lobbyist Patrick Bell, one of the few experts in the claim bill process, has joined The Legis Group, the firm created by former Republican lawmakers Doug Holder and Rob Schenck. Bell has lobbied Florida state government for over two decades, with experience representing local governments, community colleges and private businesses. “I have been impressed with how […]
Staff ReportsAugust 4, 2017
2min306
A baby’s death and a flying extension ladder, both happening in the late 1990s, resulted in two of the many claim bills already filed for the 2018 Legislative Session. The first, filed by Democratic Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, is for $2.4 million for the death of 5-month-old Nicholas Patnode, who was seen at the Martin County Health […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 31, 2017
5min434
The Legislature can’t limit the amount of attorney fees to be paid out of money it OKs for a claim bill, a narrowly divided Florida Supreme Court decided. The 4-3 opinion was one of nine in an unusual out-of-calendar release from the court this Tuesday. The Supreme Court normally releases opinions 11 a.m. on Thursdays. […]
Jim RosicaAugust 2, 2016
5min366
A brain-damaged Pasco County woman and a deceased Florida State football player are again the subjects of claim bills filed in the Florida Legislature. According to the Florida Senate website, 22 of the bills — also known as relief acts — were turned in Monday. Under the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity, Florida law limits local […]
Jim RosicaJune 9, 2016
5min309
When it comes to attorney’s fees, how much is not enough? The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday heard argument on a law firm’s position that it didn’t get paid enough for helping a brain-damaged young man get a claim bill from the Florida Legislature. Lawmakers in 2012 passed such a bill for Aaron Edwards, who born […]
Jim RosicaMay 31, 2016
11min249
A plethora of high-profile matters is scheduled for argument before the Florida Supreme Court next week. The state’s justices will consider questions related to gambling, guns, capital punishment and medical malpractice. Another case involves claim bills, passed by lawmakers to pay people for injuries suffered at the hands of government or a public entity. Still two others involve attorneys […]
Jim RosicaNovember 2, 2015
2min251
Once again, lawmakers have filed what’s known as a “claim bill” to compensate the family of Devaughn Darling, a Florida State University freshman linebacker who died during a February 2001 practice. State Rep. Mia Jones, a Jacksonville Democrat, submitted the bill (HB 3513) on Monday, with a Senate companion sponsored by Democratic Leader Arthenia Joyner of Tampa. The Darling family […]