CC SR 20150818 N - Claim Against City - LarsonCITY OF
MEMORANDUM
tiRANCHO
PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CARLA MORREALE, CITY CLERK
DATE: AUGUST 18, 2015
SUBJECT: CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY BY LYNN LARSON
REVIEWED: DOUG WILLMORE, CITY MANAGER VV -^`J
RECOMMENDATION
Reject the claim and direct staff to notify the claimant.
DISCUSSION
The claimant alleges that on November 22, 2014, she was walking on the sidewalk
between 7212 and 7220 Berry Hill Drive, when she tripped and fell, landing on her left
hand, due to the uneven height of the utility meter box lid in the sidewalk. She noted
that she sustained injuries, a broken little finger and soft tissue damage to her left hand,
as a result of the fall.
The City's Claims Administrator, Carl Warren and Company, has reviewed the claim
and conducted a site inspection, noting that liability is doubtful as the vault cover
(owned by Verizon) sat 9/16 of an inch below the surface of the sidewalk, which is
considered a trivial defect as a matter of law. Carl Warren and Company has advised
the City to reject the claim.
Attachment.-
Claim
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Claim (page 2)
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FILL WITH: CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
City of Rancho Palos Verdes TO PERSON OR PROPERTY
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Claims for death, injury to person or to personal property must be filed not
later than six months after the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
2. Claims for damages to real property must be filed not later than 1 year after
the occurrence. (Gov. Code Sec. 911.2.)
3. Read entire claim form before filing.
4. See Page 2 for diagram upon which to locate place of accident.
5. THIS CLAIM FORM MUST BE SIGNED ON PAGE 2 AT BOTTOM.
6. Attach separate sheets, if necessary, to give full details. SIGN EACH SHEET.
10: CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
RESERVE FOR FILING STAMP
CLAIM NO. 01015 - at>
RECEIVED
;ITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MAY 14 2015
,ITY CLERK'
Dats of Birth of Claimant
Business Andress of Claimant City and State Business Telephone Number
Give address and telelahane number to which you desire notices or aMen s
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communications to be sent regarding this claim: c a„
When did DAMAGI_ or INJURY occur? Names of any city employees Involved—1INJURY or DAMAGE
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If claim Is for Equitable Indemnity, give date
claimant served with the complaint: #Jori&,
Date _ _ _ _
Where did DAMAGE or INJURY occur? Describe fully, and locate on diagram on Page 2 Where appropriate, glue
street names and address and measurements from landmarks:
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Describe in detail each INJURY or DAMAGE
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This Claim Must Be Signed on Page 2
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The amount claimed, as of the date of presentation of this claim, is computed as follows:
Damages incurred to date (exact):
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Estimated prospective damages as far as known:
Future for hospital
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Total amount claimed as of date of presentation of this claim:
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Was damage and/or injury investigated by police?_...__ Y)p If so, what city?
Were paramedics or ambulance called? _r,Q_ If so, name city or ambulance _
If inju,ryd, state date, time name and a dreyss of doctor of your first visit II X1-2. { w.t �tDo AylL
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DOCTORS and HOSPITALS
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For all accident claims place on following diagram names
of streets, including North, East, South, and West; indicate
place of accident by "X" and by showing house numbers
or distances to street corners. If City Vehicle was
involved, designate by letter "A" location of City Vehicle
when you first saw it, and by "B" location of yourself or
your vehicle when you first saw City vehicle; location of
City vehicle at time of accident by "A-1" and location of
yourself or your vehicle at the time of the accident by
"B-1" and the point of impact by "X." NOTE: If diagrams
below do not fit the situation, attach hereto a proper
diagram signed by the claimant.
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Signature of Claimant or person filing on
his behalf giving relationship to Claimant:
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Name:
Lypm Larsw,
5s): Rresentatlon of a false claim is a to
ate:
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(Pen. Code Sec. 72.)
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