COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Employee and Public Services Department

 

DATE:

 

BOARD MEETING DATE:

December 7, 2004

 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

Mary Welch, Director of Employee and Public Services

Priscilla H. Morse, Risk Manager

SUBJECT:

Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

 

Recommendation:
Deny the claims listed below.

 

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.

 

Discussion:
The Risk Management Division has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action:

 
 

Claim #

Claimant

Recommended Board
Action and Basis

 

Claims recommended for denial:

A04-007

Allied Insurance/

Michelle Engler

8/14/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the County of San Mateo is liable for their vehicle damages due to an incident that occurred on Highway 84.

 

G04-031

Bermudez, Wilfredo Javier

9/21/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal property damage by a Sheriff's deputy while incarcerated in the Maguire Jail Facility.

 

G04-035

Breitenstein, Catherine and

Ella and Bleu Pettig (minors) 144

8/16/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimants allege the unlawful removal of the minor children Ella Jade and Bleu Rae from their mother’s home, has caused extreme suffering, undue and irreversible harm, damage to their reputation, depression, and defamation.

 

G04-010

Buitrago, Maria

9/15/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges reimbursement for incurred fees due to the confiscation of her car by East Palo Alto Police and the Sheriff's Department.

 

G04-032

Cadena, Jonathan (minor)

10/8/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, was struck on his left hand by a slamming door, while attending Hillside Elementary School in South San Francisco, thereby causing injury to his hand, loss of use of his left hand, and emotional distress.

 

G04-032C

Carbajal, Jasmine (minor)

10/8/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, while attending Hillside Elementary School in South San Francisco, was at a scene of an accident and due to the contemporaneous observance, suffered direct emotional distress and shock.

 

G04-032B

Carbajal, Priscilla (minor)

10/8/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, while attending Hillside Elementary School in South San Francisco, was at a scene of an accident and due to the contemporaneous observance, suffered direct emotional distress and shock.

 

G04-032D

Carbajal, Stephanie (minor)

10/8/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant, a minor, while attending Hillside Elementary School in South San Francisco, was at a scene of an accident and due to the contemporaneous observance, suffered direct emotional distress and shock.

 

G04-034

Fisher, Rudolph

11/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was roughly placed in handcuffs by a Sheriff's deputy, dislocating his right shoulder and injuring his left foot.

 

G03-110B

Hirabayashi, Sue

9/28/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges comparative fault, indemnity, and contribution of one named defendant against one other named defendant in regards to an automobile accident that occurred.

   

G03-147

Jackson, Armand

6/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges defamation of his character by a San Mateo police officer and violation of his constitutional due process rights.

 

G03-146

Kwan, Katherine

5/15/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal property damage, pain and suffering due to losing control on her bicycle at the Sawyer Camp Trail in Crystal Springs Park.

 

G03-148

Mendoza, Jaime

6/2/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges he was a patient and a passenger in a medical transportation vehicle that was involved in a traffic accident causing severe injuries.

 

M03-035

O'Hanlan, William

4/7/04-10/5/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges San Mateo Medical Center employees were negligent and careless in his medical care and treatment.

 

G04-030

Prater, Christopher Kyle

9/20/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges the arresting detective from the East Palo Alto Police Department together with a staff writer of the Redwood City Daily News, falsified and fabricated incidents of his case.

 

M04-009

Salgado, Norma

10/11/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges she slipped and fell injuring her left ankle while visiting her friend at the San Mateo Medical Center.

 

G04-033B

Wang, Mei

9/15/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal injuries while a passenger in a vehicle that was rear-ended by a Sam Trans bus.

 

G04-033

Zhang, Mark

9/15/04 Non-culpable

 

Claimant alleges personal injuries due to being in a motor vehicle accident with a Sam Trans bus.

 

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.