HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03132012 - C.75RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the
period of February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
One agreement to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9,
became final during the period of February 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012.
Tindall, et al. v. Hoedt, et al., CCC Sup. Ct. Case No. C09-01694. This case arose out of a
motor vehicle accident. A bystander was struck and killed when a vehicle skidded on loose
gravel on Marsh Creek Road during the chip seal process in August 2008. The Board of
Supervisors authorized settlement in the amount of $9.5 million on January 17, 2012 in
closed session, by a 5-0 vote. The settlement was negotiated following an $11.7 million jury
verdict against the County in September
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/13/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Thomas Geiger,
335-1800
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 13, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: Thomas Geiger, Supervising Deputy County Counsel, Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager
C.75
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:March 13, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of February 1,
2012 through February 29, 2012.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
2011. The settlement became final on February 24, 2012. The settlement amount will be
paid through the Liability Trust Fund, the County Counsels’ Association of California
pooling agreement, and Chartis Insurance funds.
No agreements to settle pending litigation became final during the period of December 1,
2011 through January 31, 2012.
This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the
County Counsel. This report does not include litigation settlements that were previously
reported orally in open session or by the Risk Management Division of the County
Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
N.A.