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KIMBERLY ALSTON, AND JOEY LEE ALSTON, HER HUSBAND VS. CITY OF GAINESVILLE,FLORIDA, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA; EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CASE NO. 2012-CA-2483 (B)
recommended action
The City Commission authorize the City Attorney to represent the City of Gainesville in the case styled Kimberly Alston, and Joey Lee Alston, her husband, vs. City of Gainesville, Florida, a political subdivision of the State of Florida; Eighth Judicial Circuit, Case No. 2012-CA-2483.
explanation
On September 20, 2012, the City was served with a Summons and Amended Complaint filed by Kimberly and Joey Lee Alston in the Circuit Court. Kimberly Alston alleges that on June 26, 2008, she tripped and fell in the vicinity of a drainage culvert at or near 3719 NE 11th Terrace. Kimberly Alston claims to have suffered bodily injury, pain and suffering, disability, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, mental impairment, a loss of capacity for the enjoyment of life, inconvenience, expenses of hospitalization, medical, pharmaceutical, nursing and other health related costs and expenses, a loss of earnings and ability to earn money, and an aggravation of a pre-existing condition(s) or disease(s). Plaintiff Joey Lee Alston has filed a loss of consortium claim. Ms. Alston seeks money damages in excess of $15,000.00.