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Clinton County Board approves settlement in Merkel v. MercyOne Clinton case
Summary
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors approved a settlement and release in Merkel v. Mercy Medical Center-Clinton, Inc. (case No. LACV050592), citing advice from county and ICAP counsel that the agreement reduces litigation risk and avoids further expense.
The Clinton County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a settlement in Merkel v. Mercy Medical Center-Clinton, Inc., case No. LACV050592, and authorized the chair to execute a Settlement Agreement and Release on behalf of the county.
County Attorney Mike Wolf told supervisors that county legal counsel and ICAP recommended approval to avoid the time, expense and uncertainty of continued litigation. During discussion Wolf explained the agreement was intended "to minimize the County’s litigation risk and avoid potentially higher costs if the case continued." The resolution directs the chair to sign the agreement and authorizes county officials to take further steps to implement it.
The resolution was passed by roll call (Irwin: Yes; George: Absent; Srp: Yes). The document approved by the board authorizes non‑substantive changes recommended by counsel and delegates implementation steps to ICAP counsel, the County Attorney and other county officials. No dollar amount for the settlement was recorded in the meeting minutes.
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