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C. 15

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Sharon L. Anderson, County Counsel
Date:	September 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Public report of final litigation settlement agreements

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

Thomas Geiger, (925) 335-1800

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: September 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE public report of final litigation settlement agreements.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Settlement amounts are listed below.

BACKGROUND:

Two agreements to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, are final.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

James Laird v. Contra Costa County, USDC Case No. C18-4091 (N.D. Cal.). On October 16, 2018, the Board of Supervisors authorized a $125,000 settlement in this case alleging discrimination in hiring practices. The funding source is the Risk Management Liability Internal Service Fund.

Brian Cuevas, et al. v. Contra Costa County, et al., C.C.C. Sup. Ct. Case No. C09-01786. Following a jury verdict and subsequent appeal, the Board of Supervisors authorized a settlement in this medical malpractice action on May 1, 2018. The final settlement for a total of $10,000,000 was paid by the County's excess insurance carriers as the County expended its self-insured retention amount.

This report includes final settlements of litigation matter 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.