State and local employees such as policemen or meter readers are generally–just like the rest of us–conscientious and careful. Occasionally, though, someone is injured through the negligence of a state employee. This can range from injuring oneself at the State Capitol building to being in an accident with a police vehicle. When that happens, there is a limit to how much the state can be forced to pay out to the injured party or parties, regardless of the cost of the injuries and medical bills. For the last thirty years this number has remained the same, but finally Florida Statute 768.28 addressed this and raised the new cap to $100,000 worth of liability per person involved in the incident, with a maximum total liability of $200,000 per accident instead of the previous limit of $100,000 per person, unless the legislature itself is appealed to and decides that the liability should be increased for that specific case.

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