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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the property damage claim of Erie Insurance as subrogee of Catherine Greek against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in the amount of $16,171.00, with said amount be paid out of the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
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WHEREAS, on December 22, 2023, a MNPD officer was responding to an emergency call with lights activated when he failed to stop his police cruiser before entering the intersection of Interstate Drive and James Robertson Parkway colliding with Catherine Greek’s vehicle and causing substantial damage to it; and,
WHEREAS, after investigation, the Metropolitan Department of Law believes that the settlement listed in Section 1 is fair and reasonable and in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government and recommends that any and all claims or causes of action brought or that could have been brought by Erie Insurance as subrogee of Catherine Greek related to the events detailed above be compromised and settled for $16,171.00, and that this amount be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1: The Metropolitan Department of Law is authorized to compromise and settle the property damage claim of Erie Insurance as subrogee of Catherine Greek for the sum of $16,171.00, with said amount to be paid from the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
Section 2: This resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
On December 22, 2023, a Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (“MNPD”) officer was responding to an emergency call with his patrol car’s lights activated. The officer failed to stop when entering the intersection of Interstate Drive and James Robertson Parkway, and his patrol car collided with a vehicle driven by Catherine Greek.
Ms. Greek had entered the intersection of James Robertson Parkway and Interstate Drive and did not see the MNPD vehicle until it was in front of her. The vehicle was declared a total loss.
The Department of Law recommends settlement of the property damage claim of Erie Insurance as subrogee of Catherine Greek for $16,171.
Disciplinary action against the MNPD officer is pending supervisor review.
Fiscal Note: This $16,171.001 settlement would be the 15th payment from the Self-Insured Liability Fund in FY25 for a cumulative total of $582,258. The fund balance would be $13,363,110 after this payment.