8e Memo Litigation Settlement
COMMISSION AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item No. 8e ACTION ITEM Date of Meeting November 17, 2020 DATE: November 11, 2020 TO: Steve Metruck Executive Director FROM: Pete Ramels, General Counsel Anne Purcell, Sr. Port Counsel SUBJECT: Settlement Agreement. Amount of this request: $430,000 ACTION REQUESTED Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a settlement agreement to resolve litigation. SUMMARY The Port denies plaintiff's allegations relating to terms of employment and records. However, considering the costs of litigation that would be needed to take this matter to trial, the significant disruption to the workplace that would result from the required testimony of Port personnel, and the recent changes to the way that cases will be tried in King County that will likely result in significantly longer proceedings, a settlement is recommended due to the likelihood that the expenses involved in litigation would be unnecessarily high in relation to the settlement amount. This matter was discussed in executive session. There are no attachments to this memo. Template revised September 22, 2016.
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