Division of Administrative Hearings, Florida
Filed: Sep. 21, 2000
At the conclusion of the arbitration hearing, the following award was agreed to by all three arbitrators and announced on the record: Non-economic damages: $240,000.00, Economic damages: $ 85,000.00, Claimant's attorney's fees and costs: $ 48,750.00, Total: $373,750.00. It was further the agreement of the arbitrators that the amount awarded as economic damages was inclusive of interest and that the amount awarded as economic damages represented the present monetary value of the award. The arbitrators further agreed that the arbitration award be paid to Evelyn Barlow, individually.Award included economic damages for lost services and funeral expenses, but not loss of earning capacity or loss of Social Security benefits, totaled $102,365.50. Non-economic damages of $240,000; interest of $1,683.72; attorney`s fees of $51,607.38.
