DAWN MCINTOSH
City Attorney
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Telephone: (562) 570-2200
Facsimile: (562) 436-1579
May 2, 2023
GARY J. ANDERSON
Assistant City Attorney
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $256,076.60, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Lexington Insurance Company vs. City of Long Beach , Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22LBCV00536.
DISCUSSION
Plaintiff alleged that, as the result of a dispute regarding "defense costs," the City still owed Plaintiff a portion of the Self-Insured Retention for five lawsuits where Plaintiff had contributed toward settlement of those cases.
Following extensive negotiations , Plaintiff agreed to accept $256,076.60 inclusive of costs and fees - as a full settlement of this case.
The settlement was discussed in closed session, and approved , by the Government Operations and Efficiency Committee (Attorney/Client) on April 18, 2023.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Very truly yours,
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
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By: HOWARD D. RUSSELL
Principal Deputy City Attorney
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