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Former prosecutor tells council the City Attorney's Office delayed settlement offers in water-truck crash cases
Summary
Eric Faddis told the council two clients injured in a 2024 water-truck collision received delayed settlement responses and alleged a senior assistant city attorney told his office the city lacked settlement funds until January 2026; he urged council oversight and said local reporting conflicted with that account.
Eric Faddis, a former felony prosecutor and current criminal and civil litigator, told the council he represents two Denver residents injured in a multivehicle collision involving a Denver water truck on April 11, 2024, and alleged the Denver City Attorney's Office delayed settlement offers to his clients.
Faddis said his office submitted a demand on July 22, 2024; he described a later conversation in which a senior assistant city attorney, Andrew Willocky (named in the transcript), told his associate the city was out of settlement funds until January 2026. "They said they're not disputing fault ... we just need to follow up in January for a settlement offer," Faddis said.
Faddis also said local TV station Denver7 reported the city had money in its settlement fund, a statement he said contradicted the City Attorney's Office representation to his team. He told the council the apparent inconsistency could lead to unnecessary litigation and urged the council to investigate or intervene so taxpayer dollars were not spent on avoidable court costs.
The transcript records no response by council members or City Attorney's Office staff during the public-comment period. Faddis said he had discussed the matter with the mayor's office and asked the council to take up the issue of timeliness and transparency in the handling of liability claims.
