Settlement Proposed By Canal Owner In Suit Over Alligators Killing Octogenarian

(June 26, 2024, 10:02 AM EDT) -- SARASOTA, Fla. — A nonprofit corporation that owns property containing a canal where alligators attacked and killed an 80-year-old woman filed a notice of serving a proposal for settlement in a Florida state court after the corporation and multiple parties were sued by the decedent’s estate for wrongful death, negligence and strict and vicarious liability related to their failure to remove the alligators that purportedly posed a risk to nearby residents....