File #: 101463    Version: 1 Name: Settlement of Lawsuit - Lexington Insurance - City to Receive $2,750,000; Appropriating Settlement Proceeds
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Introduced: 11/23/2010 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 11/23/2010 Final action: 1/7/2011
Enactment date: 1/7/2011 Enactment #: 10-11
Title: Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Lexington Insurance Company, San Francisco County Superior Court Case No: CGC-10-498967 (Action), removed to United States District Court, N.D. Cal., Case No: 3:10-CV1-02188-SI, arising from an insurance coverage dispute involving a claims-made Designers and Construction (i.e., professional liability) Project Specific Professional Liability and Pollution Liability Policy issued by Lexington Insurance Company (Lexington) to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for the period February 1, 2002, to February 1, 2006, policy number 1152114 (Lexington Policy), calling for payment of $2,750,000 from Lexington to the City and County of San Francisco and including other material terms of said settlement: (1) Lexington will have no further obligations under the Lexington Policy and said policy shall be considered null and void and of no further force and effect; (2) San Francisco will defend and hold harmless and indemnify Lexington from and against any demand against Lexington made under the Lexington Policy; (3) all parties will execute a mutual release; (4) San Francisco will execute and file a dismissal of all claims with prejudice; (5) the City and Lexington each shall bear its own legal costs and fees arising from this action; and appropriating the full proceeds from the settlement to fund the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission's attorney fees and legal expenses related to certain pending litigation matters.
Attachments: 1. Leg_Ver1, 2. Comm_Packet_120810, 3. Comm_Packet_121310, 4. Board_Packet_121410, 5. Leg_Final
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