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ELIZABETH TINLEY COLLINS V. CITY OF GAINESVILLE; EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, CASE NO. 2013-CA-1326 (B)
recommendation
The City Commission authorize the City Attorney to represent the City in the case styled Elizabeth Tinley Collins v. City of Gainesville; Eighth Judicial Circuit, Case No. 2013-CA-1326.
explanation
On April 9, 2013, the City was served with a Summons and Complaint filed by Elizabeth Tinley Collins in the Circuit Court. Elizabeth Tinley Collins alleges that she was involved in an automobile accident with a RTS bus on September 16, 2010 at or near the intersection of NE Waldo Road and NE 8th Avenue. Plaintiff claims to have suffered bodily injury, medical and related expenses (past and future, incurred in seeking a cure for her injuries), pain and suffering, loss of capacity to lead and enjoy a normal life, mental anguish, loss of income or diminution of earning or earning capacity, physical impairment, inconvenience, permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability, disfigurement and scarring, and aggravation of an existing disease or physical defect. Plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of $15,000.00.