HomeMy WebLinkAboutCover MemoCITY OF MIAMI
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
MEMORANDUM
TQ: The Honorable or • d Me • • ers of the City Commission,
FROM: Jorge L. Fernani - , orney
DATE: May 15, 200
RE: Proposed settlement- ity Commission Agenda -May 25, 2006
Casilda Castro vs. City of Miami
Case No.: 05-020189 CA (25)
(File No, 06-00808)
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 $41,000.
This action was brought by Jed Kurzban, Esquire, on behalf of Plaintiff against the City
of Miami, relating to injuries Plaintiff allegedly sustained on April 7, 2005, at Northwest 12th
Street near Northwest 13th Plaintiff alleged she caught her foot on the broken sidewalk
near the criminal courthouse and sustained a fractured skull, a brain lesion and damage to her
dialysis shunt.
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 $41,000 are available
from the Self -Insurance and Insurance Trust Fund, Index Code No. 515001.624401.6.653.
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Attachment(s)
cc: Joe Arriola, City Manager
Elvi G. Alonso, Agenda Coordinator
Enclosure(s)
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