Florida legislation · 2027 Regular Session
Florida S38: Relief of Elijah Brinson by Miami-Dade County
Status: Introduced, August 7, 2026
Providing for the relief of Elijah Brinson by the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital; providing for an appropriation to compensate him for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees, etc. CLAIM: Indeterminate
What the bill says
An act for the relief of Elijah Brinson by the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital; providing for an appropriation to compensate him for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
From the introduced text, August 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act for the relief of Elijah Brinson by the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital; providing for an appropriation to compensate him for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date. WHEREAS, in September 2016, Elijah Brinson was admitted to Jackson Memorial Hospital for treatment of a descending aortic dissection that resulted in paraplegia, and WHEREAS, Mr. Brinson underwent surgery and while receiving inpatient postoperative care at Jackson Memorial Hospital, the nursing staff failed to reposition Mr. Brinson in his hospital bed at appropriate intervals, causing Mr. Brinson to develop progressive decubitus ulcers, commonly referred to as bedsores, and WHEREAS, the progressive decubitus ulcers resulted in permanent and significant scarring and disfigurement and loss of tissue and bone, for which Mr. Brinson had to undergo several related surgeries, and WHEREAS, Mr. Brinson filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County under case number 2019029346CA01 against the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital, and other parties, alleging, in part, that the negligence of the employees of Jackson Memorial Hospital was the direct and …
Sponsors
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is S38?
- S38 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2027 Regular Session): Relief of Elijah Brinson by Miami-Dade County.
- What does S38 do?
- In its own words: An act for the relief of Elijah Brinson by the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County, d/b/a Jackson Memorial Hospital; providing for an appropriation to compensate him for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of employees of the Public Health Trust of Miami-Dade County; providing a limitation on the payment of compensation and attorney fees; providing an effective date.
- What is the status of S38?
- Introduced as of August 7, 2026. Latest action: Filed (August 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored S38?
- Grall, Erin (R, SD-029).
- Where is the official record for S38?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2027/38
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