Florida would set aside $850,000 for Lisa-Maria Carter’s estate

If enacted, the state would set aside $850,000 from the General Revenue Fund for the University of South Florida to pay the estate. The payment is for the Estate of Lisa-Maria Carter for injuries and damages described in the bill. The payment would go through the estate’s personal representative, Artis D. Carter II. The act would take effect when it becomes law.

Payments under the bill and Florida’s sovereign-immunity law would count as the only compensation for present and future claims arising from the described events. The limit applies to claims arising from the events involving Lisa-Maria Carter described in the bill. Attorney fees for this claim could not exceed 25 percent of the amount awarded under the act. The limit would apply to payments under the act and claims arising from the described events.