OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Telephone: (562) 570-2200
Facsimile: (562) 436-1579
DAWN MCINTOSH
City Attorney 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 $95,000.00, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Tami Donald v. City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 20STCV18966.
DISCUSSION
Plaintiff alleges that while crossing the street in front of her home, she slipped on a proliferation of palm fruit that had dropped from the palm trees onto the street in front of her home suffering injury to her right knee that required surgical repair. Plaintiff sues the City alleging a dangerous condition of public property.
Following extensive negotiations, Plaintiff agreed to accept $95,000.00, inclusive of costs and fees, as a full and final 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
By:
THEODORE B. ZINGER
Deputy City Attorney
TBZ
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