HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover MemoCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
RE:
The Honorable M or & Mem ers of the City Commission
Jorge L. Fernand Cit ttorney
June 28, 2005
Proposed Settlement -City Commission Agenda -July 7, 2005
Yvonne Davis v. City of Miami, Case No. 02-15726 CA (27)
Claim No. 000757-000303-AB-01 (File No. 05-00597)
The attached proposed Resolution seeks authorization for settlement of all claims against
the City of Miami in the above -referenced case, in the amount of Sixty Thousand Dollars
($60,000).
In this action against the City of Miami the plaintiff, Yvonne Davis'
by a vehicle operated by a City of Miami employee on August 23, 2000,
Avenue approaching the intersection of 13th Street in the City of Miami.
meniscus and underwent surgery to repair it.
At the conclusion of the mediation the parties agreed to settle this case for Sixty
Thousand Dollars ($60,000), subject to the required approvals.
The Office of the City Attorney has investigated and evaluated this case and has
approved the recommendation of this settlement. Funds in the amount of Sixty Thousand
Dollars ($60,000) are available from the Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust Fund, Index Code
No. 515001.624401.6.651.
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Attachment(s)
c: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
vehicle was struck
on Northwest 13th
She had a torn