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Franklin County commissioners give consensus to resolve two lawsuits, including $2.5 million jail-death settlement
Summary
Franklin County commissioners at their March 5 meeting gave consensus to accept a $2.5 million mediated settlement in a jail-death lawsuit and to accept an offer of judgment in a separate defamation case.
Franklin County commissioners at their March 5 meeting gave consensus to accept the risk-pool-approved resolution to resolve two pending lawsuits, including a $2.5 million mediated settlement in a jail-death case and an accepted offer of judgment in a defamation claim.
County Prosecutor’s Office Deputy Prosecutor Jeff Bridal asked the board for consensus to approve resolution 24-2-00222-36, telling commissioners he was “looking for some consensus from the board to approve, resolution of 2 lawsuits that were approved by the risk pool.”
The larger case involves the estate of Fabiola Valenzuela (identified in meeting remarks as the estate of the decedent) against Franklin County and includes wrongful-death, medical-malpractice, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Monell-style policy/practice claims. Bridal said the matter mediated and produced a CR 2A binding mediation agreement for $2,500,000, with the county’s…
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