Orange County supervisors announce four closed-session settlement actions, including $750,000 payout in forklift injury case

The Orange County Board of Supervisors announced during a closed-session report that it approved four settlement-related actions, including a proposed $750,000 settlement in the case of Renee Fragoso v. County of Orange.

The approvals were taken under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) and (d)(2) and are subject to any required final approvals before payment or finalization.

The largest item, listed on the agenda as SCS 2, approves a proposed $750,000 settlement for Renee Fragoso. The report says Fragoso, described as a truck driver, suffered injuries when a metal ramp was dropped on the plaintiff’s foot while picking up a load behind the Registrar of Voters office. The ramp was dropped by a forklift driver identified as an extra-help employee; Fragoso…