This ordinance authorizes a $100,000 settlement for a lawsuit filed by Barbara Kavanagh against the City of San Francisco regarding a personal injury on a city sidewalk. The settlement also includes a payment to Kavanagh from Susan Fitzgerald, who is named as a defendant in the case.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Barbara Kavanagh against the City and County of San Francisco for $100,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 25, 2025, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-25-626621; entitled Barbara Kavanagh v. City of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk; other material terms of the settlement are a payment to Plaintiff by Defendant/Cross-Defendant Susan Fitzgerald a.k.a. Susan L. Jeffries.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk.
Barbara Kavanagh filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco in San Francisco Superior Court, alleging personal injury on a City sidewalk.
The City Attorney submitted a proposal to settle the lawsuit for $100,000, which includes a payment to the plaintiff by a cross-defendant.
The Board of Supervisors received the settlement proposal and assigned it for further committee action.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record