The ordinance authorizes a $100,000 settlement for a lawsuit filed by Robert Lasky against the City related to personal injuries from a utility vault on a City sidewalk. The settlement includes a payment to Lasky from Pacific Bell Telephone Company, which owns the vault.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Robert Lasky against City and County of San Francisco for a payment to the City of $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco County Superior Court Case No. CGC-21-594463; entitled Robert Lasky v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves personal injuries sustained on a utility vault owned by Defendant/Cross-Defendant Pacific Bell Telephone Company and embedded in a City sidewalk; other material terms of the settlement are a payment to Plaintiff by Defendant/Cross-Defendant Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving personal injuries sustained by Robert Lasky on a utility vault owned by Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
Robert Lasky filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco and others for personal injuries sustained on a utility vault owned by Pacific Bell Telephone Company.
The Department of Public Works recommended the settlement of the lawsuit, which included a payment to the City of $100,000.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed and recommended the ordinance for settlement.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, authorizing the settlement.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, completing the legislative process.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the settlement agreement.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
