CITY OF OAKLAND
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Barbara Parker
City Attorney
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HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
Oakland, California
Subject: Kate Didech v. City of Oakland, and DOES 1 to 20, Incl usive Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG19030982
City Attorney File No. 33141
(Department of Transportation – Dangerous Condition of Public Property)
President Fortunato Bas and Members of the City Council:
Pursuant to Section 401 of the Charter, the City Attorney has p repared and requests your approval of a resolution authorizing compromise and settlement of the above-entitled claim for the sum of Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars and Zero Cents ($65,000.00), payable to Plaintiff Kate Didech, through Plaintiff’s attorneys, Bennett & Johnson, LLP.
Plaintiff alleges that on July 8, 2018, Plaintiff was riding an electric scooter on Vernon Street near Vernon Terrace when the scooter’s front tire became stuck in a sinkhole. Plaintiff fell and was later diagnosed with a closed, displaced fracture of th e bony tip of the right elbow. The City has determined that settlement in the amount of $65,000.00 to Plaintiff, without admitting liability and to avoid further litigation, is in the best interest of the City.
The City Council authorized settlement of this case in Closed S ession on Thursday, September 15, 2022 (moved by Councilmember Noel Gallo and secon ded by Councilmember Carroll Fife - 6 Ayes and 2 Absent – President Pro Tempore Sheng Thao and Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas).
Respectfully submitted,
BARBARA J. PARKER
City Attorney
Assigned Attorney:
Han Tran
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