Families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting likely won’t find much monetary relief from the Florida Legislature this year.
Families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting likely won’t find monetary relief from the Florida Legislature this year.
Bills seeking to avert litigation by creating a taxpayer-backed assistance fund haven’t gotten a hearing, and they aren’t likely to pass this session, which ends on May 3.
One of the measures — sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book — would have created a $160 million compensation fund that families of the 34 people killed and wounded in the Parkland massacre could have accessed if they signed agreements not to pursue litigation.
Facing a mountain of possible litigation, Florida lawmakers could take the unprecedented step of creating a $160 million fund to pay the families of the 34 people killed or injured in the deadliest school shooting in the state’s history.
The bills to create compensation funds include an admission…
On Wednesday, 13 law firms representing 26 families and survivors announced they are filing 20 lawsuits against the Broward County school system, sheriff’s office and others alleging negligent behavior that led to the shooting.
