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C. 20

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2015

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Thomas Geiger, (925) 335-1800
cc:	Thomas Geiger, Assistant County Counsel Sharon Hymes-Offord, Risk Manager

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 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period of July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2015, as recommended by County Counsel.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Settlement amounts are listed below.

BACKGROUND:

Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the period of July 1, 2015 through July 31, 2015.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Morgan Bonar v. County of Contra Costa, et al., CCC Superior Court Case No. C14-01891. On July 7, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved settlement of this employment lawsuit. Settlement in the amount of $100,000, inclusive of attorneys fees and costs, was authorized in closed session by a 3-1 vote, Supervisor Piepho opposed and Supervisor Glover absent. The settlement agreement became final on July 29, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.




Judith Royce v. Contra Costa County Regional Health Center, et al., CCC Superior Court Case No. C14-01358. On July 21, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved settlement of this medical malpractice action. Settlement in the amount of $29,999, inclusive of attorneys fees and costs, was authorized in closed session by a 4-0 vote, Supervisor Glover absent. The settlement agreement became final on July 28, 2015. The funding source is the Risk Management Medical Malpractice Internal Service Fund.

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 reported 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.