DAWN MCINTOSH
City Attorney
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
Telepho ne: (562) 570-2200
Facsimile: (562) 436-1579
July 11 , 2023
GARYJ.ANDERSON
Assistant City Attorney
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION :
Recommendation to authorize City Attorney to pay sum of $300,000.00, in full settlement of lawsuit entitled Brooklyn Jones v. City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCV31523 .
DISCUSSION:
This lawsuit involves allegations of employee negligence that resulted in a child suffering severe burns from spilled soup at a summer day camp on August 23, 2021.
Following extensive negotiations , Plaintiff agreed to accept $300,000.00 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 June 20. 2023.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Very truly yours,
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
By: ~~J)~
HOWARD D. RUSSELL
Principal Deputy City Attorney
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