Jesse SchecknerMarch 8, 2022
9min0
The boy was 6 when a lab technician's alleged error changed his life.
Tag: claims billsA Memorial Day wreath placed at the World War II Memorial at the Judge Augustus D. Aikens, Jr. Leon County Courthouse in 2024. Image via Leon County.
Jesse SchecknerMarch 8, 2022Jesse SchecknerMarch 1, 2022
6min0
The measure still needs House approval.
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 28, 2022
6min0
Rep. Mike Beltran lowered the caps in his bill to appease groups like the Florida League of Cities, which still opposes his bill.
Jesse SchecknerFebruary 23, 2022
12min0
'At the end of the day, mistakes happen. Governments make mistakes.'
Renzo DowneyFebruary 9, 2022
8min0
Proponents hope the measure will reduce the number of times Floridians would have to come to lawmakers to get claims approved.
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 31, 2022
13min0
Florida law restricting how much a person or entity can sue the government has roots in British colonialism.
Renzo DowneyJanuary 20, 2022
6min0
The current threshold hasn't been adjusted since 2010.
Peter SchorschAugust 4, 2017
3min213
Two Florida Democrats filed claims bills for the 2018 Legislative session this week, one of which would pay a Franklin County company for trees destroyed in a prescribed burn and another that would compensate a Miami-Dade man for a shaky rape and robbery conviction. Tallahassee Sen. Bill Montford’s SB 34 seeks to compensate Shuler Limited […]
Michael MolineApril 18, 2017
5min697
The House voted unanimously Tuesday to apologize to survivors of four African-American men who were brutalized in 1949 following a false accusation of rape. The House also approved an apology to the survivors of abuse at the Dozier and Okeechobee schools for boys, and approved plans for memorials to children who died on the Dozier […]
Florence SnyderApril 4, 2017
3min360
It’s that time of year when claims bills are briefly — very briefly — in the news. Claims bills are the state’s reluctant, belated, grudging way of saying “we’re sorry” for the malfeasance and malpractice that ruined someone’s life. In a functioning system, simple mistakes and honest errors are caught quickly and generally capable of […]