Florida S0018 provides compensation to the Estate of M.N. for injuries and damages due to Broward County Sheriff's Office negligence.

Florida S0018 authorizes the Broward County Sheriff's Office to pay $2,588,258.50 to the Estate of M.N. for injuries and damages resulting from the agency's negligence. The bill outlines that the BSO failed to properly investigate M.N.'s injuries, leading to her death. The payment includes the $2.61 million awarded to M.N.'s father for his pain and suffering, with 58 percent attributed to BSO, plus taxable costs of $88,258.50. The act also limits attorney fees to 25 percent of the total amount awarded.

Florida S0018 provides compensation to the Estate of M.N. for injuries and damages due to Broward County Sheriff's Office negligence.

Florida S0018 authorizes the Broward County Sheriff's Office to pay $2,588,258.50 to the Estate of M.N. for injuries and damages resulting from the agency's negligence. The bill outlines that the BSO failed to properly investigate M.N.'s injuries, leading to her death. The payment includes the $2.61 million awarded to M.N.'s father for his pain and suffering, with 58 percent attributed to BSO, plus taxable costs of $88,258.50. The act also limits attorney fees to 25 percent of the total amount awarded.