To: Board of Supervisors
From: Thomas Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title: Public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period August 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RECEIVE public report of litigation settlement agreements that became final during the period August 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Settlement amounts are listed below.
BACKGROUND:
One agreement to settle pending litigation, as defined in Government Code section 54956.9, became final during the period August 1, 2023, through September 30, 2023.
THC - Orange County, LLC dba Kindred Hospital v. Contra Costa Health Services dba Contra Costa Health Plan; Alameda County Superior Court, Case Number: 22CV009331. On August 1, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved by a vote of 5-0 a settlement in this breach of contract case involving the Health Services Department and the Contra Costa Health Plan. The settlement agreement for $1,400,000 was fully executed on August 28, 2023. The funding source is the Health Services Department.
This report includes final settlements of litigation matters handled by the Office of the County Counsel. This report does not include litigation settlements that were reported by the Risk Management Division of the County Administrator’s Office as a consent item on the Board’s open session agenda.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The report would not be accepted.
cc: Monika L. Cooper, Assistant County Counsel; Karen Caoile, Risk Manager