This ordinance authorizes the City and County of San Francisco to settle a lawsuit for a total of $265,000 related to a vehicle collision involving Colin James Baca. The settlement includes $230,000 for Baca and $35,000 for XL Specialty Insurance Company, which had a related claim.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Colin James Baca against the City and County of San Francisco for $230,000 and settlement of the related Complaint in Intervention of XL Specialty Insurance Company in the amount of $35,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2017, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-17-557438; entitled Colin James Baca v. David George Camerlo, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a vehicle collision and a subrogation claim for workers compensation benefits paid to Colin James Baca.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving Colin James Baca against the City and County of San Francisco.
Colin James Baca filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco and David George Camerlo for alleged personal injury from a vehicle collision.
The City Attorney prepared the ordinance to authorize the settlement of the lawsuit for $230,000 and a related complaint for $35,000.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee recommended the ordinance for passage.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance.
The Mayor approved the ordinance authorizing the settlement.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
