File #: ID#19-6592    Version: 1 Name: Milagros Medina v. City of Clearwater
Type: Action Item Status: Passed
File created: 7/31/2019 In control: Legal
On agenda: 8/14/2019 Final action: 8/14/2019
Title: Request for authority to settle the case of Milagros Medina v. City of Clearwater, Case No. 16-00004-CI for $180,000.00. (consent)

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Request for authority to settle the case of Milagros Medina v. City of Clearwater, Case No. 16-00004-CI for $180,000.00. (consent)

 

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SUMMARY: 

Milagros Medina alleges that on May 5, 2017 a tree owned by the City of Clearwater fell on top of her automobile as she was driving south on Martin Luther King Ave. near its intersection with Tuskawilla Street. She alleges damages to her automobile and injuries to her neck and back as a result.

Authority is being sought to settle this case for $180,000.00, in exchange for which the City will receive a full release and the pending civil action will be dismissed with prejudice.

 

APPROPRIATION CODE AND AMOUNT:

59007590-545900 (Insurance Claims - Liability) - $180,000