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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Contra
DATE:
March 29,1988 Costa
County
SUBJECT: Settlement of Litigation - Sharla Gomes vs.
County of Contra Costa, et al. - Superior Court No. 296385.
Claim No. ML 86-020
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Receive this report concerning subject settlement and payment from the
Medical Liability Trust Fund.
REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND:
Joseph J. Tonda, Risk Manager for the County, has advised the County
Administrator that within authorization an agreement has been reached
settling the medical malpractice lawsuit of Sharla Gomes vs. County of
Contra Costa, et al. , Superior Court No. 296385.
Sharla Gomes and her attorney have agreed to execute a Full 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 a structured
settlement of $73,000 as follows: $40,000 cash payment and $300 per month
annuity payments for 16 years.
This action should be taken so that terms of this settlement are known
publicly.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEN A ION OF BC64
D COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
S I GNATURE(S 1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON Marr•h 29 , 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT - AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES' NOES: AND EN'T'ERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
cc: CAO Risk Management ATTESTED Marcel. 29 , 1988
Auditor-Controller PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
J. Craddick
K. C. Farnsworth
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83