This bill provides for the financial relief of Darline Angervil and her minor child, J.R., due to injuries and damages sustained as a result of negligence by the South Broward Hospital District. The bill acknowledges the circumstances surrounding Ms. Angervil's medical treatment during her pregnancy, which led to the birth of J.R. with severe health complications. A consent judgment was reached between Ms. Angervil and the hospital district for $6.4 million, of which $300,000 is covered under the statutory limit, leaving a balance of $6.1 million that the hospital district has agreed to support through this claim bill.
The bill authorizes the South Broward Hospital District to appropriate funds to compensate Ms. Angervil with $3.1 million and to establish an irrevocable trust for J.R. with $3 million. It also stipulates that the total amount paid for attorney fees related to this claim cannot exceed 25 percent of the total awarded amount. The act is set to take effect upon becoming law, and it includes a declaration that the facts stated in the preamble are true.