Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Rocio Kiryczun, Director, Human Resources Department
Zhanna Abuel, Risk Manager
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:
Under authority of section 2.10.070 of the Ordinance Code, the County Executive has designated 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
Incident Date
Recommended Board Action and Basis
Claims recommended for denial:
M23-16319
Thomas Timothy Snow Individually and as Successor in Interest of Scott Chain
08/24/2023
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for the death of Scott
Chain after he received an Extra Corporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy,
became unstable and incoherent on the way home, and was taken by
emergency responders to Mills Peninsula Hospital where he later died
after unsuccessful efforts to stabilize and resuscitate him.
A23-15733
Peter Tousignant
09/28/2023
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for damages incurred
when a County transport van failed to yield at a stop sign, causing him
to collide with the van's driver's side at 7th Street in San Francisco.
A23-157332
Michael Hollins
09/28/2023
Non-culpable
Claimant alleges that the County is responsible for injuries sustained
when the County van, in which he was being transported from San
Francisco County Jail to San Mateo County Jail, was involved in a
motor vehicle accident at Harrison Street and 7th in San Francisco.
G23-16328
Bob Morawietz
11/08/2023...
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