Published January 12th, 2021
Florida law limits the amount of a money judgment that can be
entered against the State of Florida and any of its sub-divisions. If
you are injured because of the negligence of a state agency, like,
your local school board, you are limited to a judgment of no more
than $200,000 per person, and no more than $300,000 per
occurrence.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the shooting at Parkland
comprised a single occurrence–not multiple occurrences–and therefore, the limit of any and all legal judgments against the Broward School Board for those 17 deaths would be, and is $300,000.00.
Despite this ruling, Parkland parents have the right to pursue a “claims bill”–a special act of the legislature awarding them damages over and beyond that which they might otherwise be limited to in
court, and they will undoubtedly do so.
