County of San Mateo - File #: 24-688

• File #: 24-688
• Version: 1
• Type: Memo
• Status: Agenda Ready
• File created: 8/20/2024
• Departments: COUNTY ATTORNEY
• On agenda: 9/10/2024
• Title: Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/10/2024	1	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Special Notice / Hearing:    None__

Vote Required:    Majority

To:                      Honorable Board of Supervisors

From:                      John D. Nibbelin, County Attorney                      

Subject:                      Disposition of Claims Filed Against County

RECOMMENDATION:

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Report recommending the denial of claims (Non-culpable)

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BACKGROUND:

Pursuant to section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Attorney’s Office works with the County Executive’s Office to receive and 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 County Attorney’s Office has reviewed these claims and recommends that you take the following action.  

Claim #	Claimant	Incident Date	Recommended Board Action and Basis
Claims recommended for denial:
G24-17179	Erinna Poon	2/4/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when a tree fell on Claimant in a parking lot in Belmont.
G24-171792	Malakai Lee Patel	2/4/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries sustained
	when a tree fell on Claimant in a parking lot in Belmont.
G24-17191	Hector Garcia	2/1/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for injuries sustained when
	Claimant crashed his vehicle on northbound interstate 280.
G24-17194	Irma Marie Harvey	2/2/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries and
	damages incurred when a San Mateo County Transit bus driver rear-
	ended Claimant.
G24-17196	Kevin Kenneth Gee	2/10/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages incurred when
	Claimant fell off his motor scooter while driving over a trench on
	Skyline Blvd.
G24-17208	Chi Sum Chan	7/3/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for discrimination on the basis
	of race/ethnicity.
G24-16956	Mario Alberto Rocha Laguna	6/21/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for damages incurred when a
	County tractor trailer clipped the front bumper of Claimant’s vehicle.
G22-17239	Michael L. Ceschin	7/5/2022	Non-culpable
	Claimant is requesting a refund of property tax fees for years 2023
	and 2024.
G24-17269	Rajkumar Agarwal	2/10/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries and
	damages incurred while he was a passenger on a SAMTRANS
	vehicle when it collided with another vehicle.
G24-172692	Shakuntala Agarwal	2/10/2024	Non-culpable
	Claimant alleges County is responsible for personal injuries and
	damages incurred while she was a passenger on a SAMTRANS
	vehicle when it collided with another vehicle.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.