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Los Angeles County, CA: (Jul-06-07) A recent decision taken by Los Angeles County supervisors resulted in the reversing of one of the few county policies that won praise from open-government advocates for explaining why taxpayers pay millions of dollars each year to resolve negligence and other claims. The county recently approved one major settlement under the new policy. The parents of Nellie Molina, now 7, filed a medical negligence lawsuit against the county, alleging that Molina suffered brain damage during a heart operation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in 2001.
In a settlement reached, the county agreed to pay nearly $1.8 million to resolve the lawsuit. County lawyers said they made the decision after plaintiffs' attorneys began using the memos to try to extract more money for separate, but similar cases. The new policy, while a big departure from years of openness, is in line with how other local governments operate. [LOS ANGELES TIMES: UCLA MEDICAL MALPRACTICE]
Published on Jul-9-07
In a settlement reached, the county agreed to pay nearly $1.8 million to resolve the lawsuit. County lawyers said they made the decision after plaintiffs' attorneys began using the memos to try to extract more money for separate, but similar cases. The new policy, while a big departure from years of openness, is in line with how other local governments operate. [
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