City of Milwaukee - File #: 090835

• File #: 090835
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/13/2009
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 11/3/2009
• Title: Resolution authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Minerva Castillo and Joaquin C. Castillo, plaintiffs, and Michael L. Leavitt, Secretary of Dept. of Health & Human Services, involuntary plaintiffs, v. City of Milwaukee, defendant.
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: LITIGATION, SUITS PAYMENT, SUITS SETTLEMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/13/2009	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/3/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:0
10/26/2009	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR ADOPTION	Pass	5:0
10/19/2009	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/13/2009	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number

090835

Version

ORIGINAL

Reference

Sponsor

THE CHAIR

Title

Resolution authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Minerva Castillo and Joaquin C. Castillo, plaintiffs, and Michael L. Leavitt, Secretary of Dept. of Health & Human Services, involuntary plaintiffs,  v. City of Milwaukee, defendant.

Analysis

This resolution authorizes the settlement of the lawsuit of Minerva Castillo, et al. v. City of Milwaukee, Case No. 08-CV-008444, in the amount of $23,646.17.

Body

Whereas, The plaintiff filed a lawsuit alleging personal injury as a result of an incident occurring on April 21, 2005 in the area of South 9^th Street and West Oklahoma Avenue in the City of Milwaukee; and

Whereas, This matter was tried to a jury on September 28-29, 2009; and

Whereas, The jury found the City of Milwaukee to be 90% negligent and plaintiff 10% negligent, and awarded damages to plaintiffs; and

Whereas, The City Attorney recommends and the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee deems it expeditious and just to pay this verdict; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of Milwaukee, that the proper City officers be and are hereby authorized and directed to issue a City check in the amount of $23,646.17, payable to the client Trust Account of Cannon & Dunphy, S.C., in full and final settlement of this claim, upon receipt of a release of claim, approved as to form and execution by the City Attorney, said amount to be charged to the Damage and Claims Fund, Account No. 006300 0001 1490 2631 S118-2009.

Requestor

City Attorney

Drafter

PAF:enm

October 7, 2009

1029-2009-2521/150679