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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the personal injury claim of Eric Stout against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in the amount of $183,000.00, and that said amount be paid out of the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
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WHEREAS, on April 18, 2021, the Plaintiff, Eric Stout, fell due to missing bricks in the sidewalk at or near 429 Broadway in Nashville, Tennessee. Stout alleges that he sustained injuries in the fall, generating expenses and damages proximately caused by the Metropolitan Government's negligence; 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 interests of the Metropolitan Government, and recommends that any and all claims or causes of action that Eric Stout brought or could have brought related to the events detailed above be compromised and settled for $183,000.00, 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 personal injury claim of Eric Stout for the sum of $183,000.00, 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.
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Analysis
On April 18, 2021, Eric Stout was visiting Lower Broadway in Downtown Nashville. After leaving an establishment on Broadway, Mr. Stout began walking towards his hotel. Mr. Stout walked in front of Rippy's near Broadway and where several blocks were missing in the sidewalk. Mr. Stout's foot caught in the hole formed by these bricks, and he fell. He was taken to the emergency room, where he was diagnosed with a fr...
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