David Abbott at the Florida Capitol in 2013. (File)
Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed three bills authorizing payments to Palm Beach County residents with claims against local governments.
The three claims bills affecting Palm Beach County residents are:
HB 3511, Relief/Carl Abbott/Palm Beach County School Board: This bill directs the Palm Beach County School Board to pay $633,333 to David Abbott as compensation for injuries and damages sustained by Carl Abbott, a 73-year-old man who died in June, seven years after he was struck by a Palm Beach County school bus.
HB 3533, Relief/Estate of Manuel Antonio Matute/Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office: This bill authorizes the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to pay an additional $372,000 to the five children of Manuel Antonio Matute, 60, who was killed when his vehicle was struck head-on by a sheriff’s deputy who lost control of his cruiser on U.S. 441 in 2008. The sheriff’s office already has paid them $128,000.
HB 3547, Relief/Javier Soria/Palm Beach County: This bill authorizes Palm Beach County to pay Javier Soria $100,000. The father of three was riding a motorcycle when he was struck by a Palm Beach County dump truck on Congress Avenue in 2007, causing him lifelong neurological and physical injuries. He settled his lawsuit for $300,000 and has been paid $200,000.
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Read more about the bills Scott signed into law this week.
