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Elmhurst approves $50,000 settlement in wrongful‑death case; no admission of liability
Summary
Council approved a $50,000 settlement with the estate of Rosemarie Rice in a civil litigation matter; city attorney said the settlement contains no admission of liability.
The Elmhurst City Council on Monday approved a $50,000 settlement and release in a civil case involving the estate of Rosemarie Rice.
City Attorney explained the litigation stemmed from an accident that resulted in Rice’s death. He told council that “there was no admission of any liability on part of the city whatsoever” and that the settlement “releases the city any and all liability.”
The council approved the settlement as part of the consent agenda after the city attorney’s brief explanation. The approved agreement requires execution of settlement documents and release language consistent with what the attorney described; the motion to approve the consent agenda (with several items removed for separate consideration) carried 14–0 earlier in the meeting and the specific vote on the executive‑session minutes item tied to this matter later passed with 11 ayes and three present votes recorded for that isolated vote.
No further details about the underlying accident, the parties’ claims, or case documents were disclosed in open session.
