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COUNTY OF SAN MATEOInter-Departmental Correspondence |
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Employee and Public Services Department |
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DATE: |
October 21, 2002 |
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BOARD MEETING DATE: |
November 5, 2002 |
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TO: |
Honorable Board of Supervisors |
FROM: |
Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services
Priscilla H. Morse, Risk Manager |
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SUBJECT: |
Disposition of Claims Filed Against County |
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Recommendation
Deny the claims listed below. |
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Background
Under authority of Resolution No. 35006 and Ordinance No. 2321, the Board directed the Director to process claims filed against the County. Further investigation may indicate Justification for payment by the County. If so, payment will be made under the authority of the Risk Manager or will be brought back to the Board. |
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Discussion
The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action: |
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Claim # |
Claimant |
Recommended Board
Action and Basis |
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Claims recommended for denial: |
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G02-027 |
Bader, Susanne |
9/17/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges when she proceeded out of the parking space of the East Palo Alto Government Center at 2415 University, the rebar that was protruding from the cement block pierced and damaged the tire to her vehicle. |
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G02-032 |
Bossier, Barbara |
9/4/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges when she was put into a mental hospital, her personal property was stolen from her residence. |
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G02-026 |
Bossier, Barbara |
8/1/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges a code enforcement officer and a Redwood City police officer caused internal damages to her trailer. |
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G02-023 |
Costales, Rowena H. |
8/22/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges the Broadmoor Police Department is liable for the additional storage fees that she had to pay. |
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G01-157 |
Delev, Boris and Pamela |
5/22/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimants allege a Sam Trans bus negligently made a left turn directly into the path of the motorcycle driven by Boris K. Delev on State Route 82 and caused his motorcycle to collide into the rear of the bus. |
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G02-030 |
Diaz, Miguel |
8/22/02-9/21/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges harassment, retaliation, and discrimination for asserting constitutional and civil rights in California, cruel and unusual punishment due to lack of mental health treatment. |
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G02-029 |
Diaz, Miguel |
9/02-10/9/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges cruel and unusual punishment, lack of exercise, denial of medical treatment for right shoulder, wrist, and knee and the denial of reasonable accommodation. |
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G02-031 |
Diaz, Miguel |
9/3/02-9/30/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges medical indifference, negligence, malpractice, cruel and unusual punishment due to conditions of confinement, denial of mental health treatment, and denial of reasonable accommodation. |
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G01-155 |
Lewis, Robert |
5/7/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges his property was unlawfully taken during the illegal entry into his residence at 423 Johnson Avenue in Pacifica by Aging and Adult Services. |
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G01-154 |
Maruyama, Jeffrey |
4/6/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant, a minor, alleges negligence and/or wrongful conduct on the part of installing, maintaining and or approving the light mounted in the front passenger visor area of the vehicle that was operated by Thomas Maruyama that struck Debbie Maruyama's head resulting in severe blunt force trauma to her head and ultimately caused her death. |
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G01-154B |
Maruyama, Thomas |
4/6/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant, an employee, alleges negligence and/or wrongful conduct on the part of installing, maintaining and or approving the light mounted in the front passenger visor area of the vehicle he operated which struck Debbie Maruyama's head resulting in severe blunt force trauma to her head and ultimately caused her death. |
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M02-005 |
Melenudo, Rudy Garcia |
9/16/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges the new prescription he received did not relieve his pain and requested immediate pain control and surgery with no relief from medical staff for the herniated disc and nerve root disorder. |
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G02-025 |
Palominos, Arturo |
8/31/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges while walking to his car at 614 Stanford Street in Redwood City, he stepped on uneven pavement and fell hard to the ground twisting his ankle. |
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A02-004 |
State Farm Insurance and Edward Ramold |
7/31/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimants allege property damages sustained to Mr. Edward A. Ramold's vehicle was due to being rear-ended by a County vehicle. |
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G01-152 |
The Permanente Medical Group/Athens Administrators |
3/22/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimants allege the crosswalk tiles at the Redwood City Kaiser facility were dangerous, defective and unreasonably slippery when wet causing Rebecca Lynn Clutter Agostini to fall resulting in injuries. |
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G01-156 |
White, Varian |
5/25/02 Non-culpable |
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Claimant alleges illegal arrest, false imprisonment, racial profiling, and malicious prosecution. |
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Vision Alignment |
This item keeps the commitment of responsive, effective and collaborative government through goal number 20: Government decisions are based on careful consideration of future impact, rather than temporary relief or immediate gain. |