Agenda

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C. 15

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Monica Nino, County Administrator
Date:	August 15, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

claims

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/15/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Risk Management

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: August 15, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

DENY claims filed by James & Susan Blair, Sherry Brown, Myrna Canaya, Iris Cruz, Christine Dang, Richard & Toni Davies, Melinda Duran, Judy Horvath, Star Joshua, Melanie Knight, Francis & Tamara Martin, Misty Lea McSorley, Robert Earl Mosley Jr., Alan Silveira, Brandon Silveira, Stanford Health Care, Liana Tellez, Scott Tinsley(2), Sofia Vera, Nicholas Warner, Farmers Insurance, a subrogee of Esther Jones, Subro Claims, on behalf of Geico Insurance a subrogee of Zara Dana, and USAA Casualty Insurance Company, a subrogee of James Patrick Dailey.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

James & Susan Blair: Property claim for damage to trees in an amount to be determined.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Sherry Brown: Personal injury claim for trip and fall in the amount of $1,000,000.
Myrna Canaya: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $597.52.
Iris Cruz: Personal injury claim related to automobile accident in an undisclosed amount.
Christine Dang: Property claim for lost phone in the amount of $3,000.
Richard & Toni Davies: Property claim for flood damage to home in an amount to exceed $500,000.
Melinda Duran: Personal injury claim for trip and fall in an amount to exceed $100,000.
Judy Horvath: Property claim for damages to yard in the amount of $400.
Star Joshua: Class action claim for data breach in an amount to exceed $10,000.
Melanie Knight: Personal injury claim related to wheelchair fall in an amount to exceed $10,000.
Francis & Tamara Martin: Property claim for damage from fallen tree in the amount of $17,371.
Misty Lea McSorley: Personal injury claim for trip and fall in an amount to exceed $1,000,000.
Robert Earl Mosley Jr.: Civil rights claim for wrongful seizure of property in the amount of $15,000.
Alan Silveira: Property claim related to auto accident in the amount of $7,809.25.
Brandon Silveira: Personal injury claim relate to automobile accident in the amount of $15,615.12.
Stanford Health Care: Breach of contract claim for unreimbursed medical treatment in the amount of $169,136.79.
Liana Tellez: Property and personal injury claim for damages to car and person in an undetermined amount.
Scott Tinsley(2): Personal injury claim for an assault by patient at hospital in an amount to exceed $25,000.
Sofia Vera: Personal injury claim related to school field trip in the amount of $10,000,000.
Nicholas Warner: Personal injury claim related to bicycle accident in an amount to be determined.
Farmers Insurance as subrogee of Esther Jones: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $3,377.37.
Subro Claims on behalf of Geico Insurance as subrogee of Zara Dana: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $9,429.46.
USAA Casualty Insurance Company as subrogee of James Patrick Dailey: Property claim for damage to vehicle in the amount of $8,837.86.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Not acting on the claims could extend the claimants time limits to file actions against the County.