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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �} L Contra
FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator f�.,.i' Costa
County
DATE: February 23, 1993 Tj_66U. `
SUBJECT: Settlement of Litigation - Fred Caploe vs.
County of Contra Costa
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive this report concerning subject settlement and payment from the
Automobile Liability Trust Fund.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
J. Lucian Dodson III, defense counsel. for the County, has. advised the
County Administrator that within authorization an agreement has. been
reached settling the automobile liability claim of Fred Caploe vs. County
of Contra Costa.
Fred Caploe has agreed. to execute a Release and Receipt in favor of the
County of Contra Costa and to dismiss. the above-mentioned claim in return
for the payment of the settlement amount. In consideration of the
settlement, the Board authorized payment of $150,000.
This action should be taken so that terms of this settlement are known
publicly.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: I
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF B R COMMA EE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE{S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON F Ah ru A r�z 23 , 1 9 9 3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT- 1 AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
'ontaCtABSE l{On arvey - Va'AJV5!3 OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: CAO Risk Management ATTESTED February 23 , 1993
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Capps, Staples, Ward, Hastings & Dodson SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
(via Risk Management)
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BY DEPUTY
County Administrator Contra
Liability Claims (510)646-4155
Risk Management Costa Risk Administration (510)646-2014
`7 Safety (510)646-2203
County Administration Building /� Vocational Rehabilitation (510)646-2239
651 Pine Street,6th Floor County Workers'Compensation (510)646-2926
Martinez,California 94553 �J Fax Number (510)646-2547
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PRESS RELEASE
February 18, 1993
For further information:
J. Lucian Dodson, III
Attorney at Law
Capps, Staples, Ward, Hastings & Dodson
( 510) 939-4411
Ron Harvey
Liability Claims Manager
( 510) 646-2223
The Board of Supervisors has approved and will finalize on
February 23 , 1993 , settlement of a suit filed against the County
in the amount of $150,000. Mr. Fred Caploe, a Martinez attorney,
was rearended by a County employee on the Morello Avenue off-ramp
from Highway 4 in Martinez, California. Mr. Caploe subsequently
suffered a herniated disk. Surgical intervention was required
consisting of a laminectomy and disk excision.
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