Broward sheriff’s office would pay $2.5 million to M.N.’s estate

The Broward County Sheriff’s Office would pay $2.5 million to M.N.’s estate. The payment would compensate the estate for M.N.’s injuries and death following failures in the office’s child abuse investigation. The office would use money that is not already committed to other obligations. The payment requirement would take effect when the bill becomes law.

The payments would serve as the only compensation for related claims, and lawyer fees would be capped. The bill’s award and payments under state law would cover all present and future claims arising from the events that harmed M.N.’s estate. Lawyer fees for this claim could not exceed 25 percent of the $2.5 million awarded by the bill. These limits would take effect when the bill becomes law.