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12/18/02
RESOLUTION NO. 03- 0 11
A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION
AUTHORIZING THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE LAW FIRM
OF LAURI WALDMAN ROSS, P.A., FOR
REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI IN THE
APPELLATE CASE, CITY OF MIAMI V. ROBERT
CASE ET. AL., THIRD DISTRICT COURT OF
APPEAL CASE NO. 3DOO-2807, IN AN AMOUNT
NOT TO EXCEED $40,000, PLUS COSTS AS
APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY; ALLOCATING
FUNDS FROM ACCOUNT CODE
NO. 515001.624401.6.661.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI,
FLORIDA:
Section 1.
The engagement of the law firm of Lauri
Waldman Ross, P.A., for representation of the City of Miami in
the appellate case, City of Miami, et al. vs. Robert Case,
et aI,
Third District Court of Appeal of Florida,
Case
No. 3DOO-2807, in an amount not to exceed $40,000, plus costs as
approved by the City Attorney, lS authorized, with funds
allocated from Account Code No. 515001.624401.6.661.
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Section 2.
This
Resolution
shall
become
effective
immediately upon its adoption and signature of the Mayor.!/
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th
day of January
, 2003.
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ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA A. THOMPSON
CITY CLERK
DRO VILARELLO
ATTORNEY
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Y If the Mayor does not sign this Resolution, it shall become
effective at the end of ten calendar days from the date it was
passed and adopted. If the Mayor vetoes this Resolution, it
shall become effective immediately upon override of the veto by
the City Commission.
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CITY OF MIAMI
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
Alejandro Vilarello, City Attorney
December 30,2002
Proposed Resolution - January 9, 2003 City Commission Meeting
Engagement of Counsel to Represent the City in the Third District Court of
Appeal Case No. 3DOO-2807, Robert Case et at. v. City of Miami (J-03-012)
The attached proposed Resolution, will, if adopted, authorize the engagement of the law
firm of Lauri Waldman Ross, P.A., in the amount of $40,000, plus costs as approved by the City
Attorney, to represent the City of Miami in the case of Robert Case et aI. v. City of Miami et aI.,
3rd District Court of Appeal of Florida Case No. 3DOO-2807.
This is a class action brought by certain retirees of the City of Miami claiming that the
City improperly raised their Group Health Insurance premiums. The appeal has been taken by
both sides from partial summary judgments granted to the Plaintiffs and the City.
Funds are available from the Self-Insurance and Insurance Trust Fund, Account
No. 515001.624401.6.661, for said services.
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Agenda Coordinator
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