MSNBC is reporting that at least 3 people have died and 38 were injured in a 50 car pile up near Lakeland, Florida today. The crash on Interstate 4 was caused by a controlled burn by Florida state workers that got out of control and combined with early morning fog. The interstate has been closed for most of the day. The highway was littered with cars and tractor trailers on fire. The State of Florida is protected to some degree by sovereign immunity caps on damages. Therefore, it is likely that many of the injured victims or families of those killed will not receive fair compensation from the State of Florida eventhough it appears that the state workers’ carelessness with the controled burn caused the pile up. Maybe this terrible crash will make the public realize the injustice of sovereign immunity caps on damages in lawsuits against the state of Florida.