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FROM: ,John Sweeten, County Administrator 51Contra
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DATE: Ma 11, 2004
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SUBJECT: 4",
Final Settlement o€Claim
Wayne Simpson v. Contra Costa County
Claim No. 515738 County
SPECIIEIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RE_QOMM NDATIQN:
Receive this report concerning the final settlement of Wayne Simpson and authorize payment
from the Medical Liability Trust fund in the amount of$75,000.
BACK R0UND/REASQ L4 FOR RECt' MMENDATIQN:
W. David Walker, defense counsel for the County, has advised the County Administrator that
within authorization, an agreement has been reached settling the medical liability claim of
Wayne Simpson v. Contra Costa County.
The Board's April 27, 2004 closed session vote was Supervisors Uilkema, Gioia, Glover, and
DeSaulnier and Greenberg—yes.
This action is taken so that terms of this final settlement and the earlier April 27, 2004 session
vote Of this Board authorizing its negotiated settlement are known publicly.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
.-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
--'APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
MAY ACTION OF BO D APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XX OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
XX UNANIMOUS (ABSENT NONE ) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN,
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED MAY 11, 2004
C:Zowments and SettinCWJgriic1My Document"oerd JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
OrderslBO2004X8OWSImpMed.doc SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact: Ran Harvey (&-Z.1443)
CC: CAO,Risk Management
Auditor-Controller BY _ ,DEPUTY