A workman's comp case is not unusual but the length of time here is. Tonight, under Consent Agenda, the city is recommending settling a Workman's Compensation lawsuit that was filed on October 11, 1984--yes you read that correctly.
Talk about dragging something out--This was filed when Betty Cortese was mayor right after Dennis Dorsey left office! As the city never tells you any of the circumstances regarding lawsuits, your guess is as good as mine as to why it has taken 31 YEARS! Was the guy in a coma?
The city says:
On July 30, 2015, Judge Basquill signed an order (based on a settlement agreement between the parties) for the City to pay $285,394.53, including Mr. Vignola’s attorney’s fees ($275,394.53 settlement + $10,000 attorney’s fees = $285,394.53 total cost). This amount will be reimbursed to the City by its excess insurance carrier.
In order to avoid a $50,000 late penalty, an emergency payment was authorized. According to the attorney representing the City in this transaction, it took roughly a year to complete all the paperwork to get the final settlement before the judge. Per the City Attorney, the City’s excess carrier will reimburse the City for the full amount of the settlement upon receiving confirmation of the payments by the City’s Workers’ Compensation carrier.
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