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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the personal injury claim of Kathryn McSweeney against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in the amount of $48,000.00, and that said amount be paid out of the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
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WHEREAS On April 19, 2022, the Plaintiff, Kathryn McSweeney was walking on the sidewalk near the Tennessee Office of Vital Records at 710 James Robertson Parkway in Nashville, Tennessee, when she tripped and fell on an uneven and raised walkway section of the sidewalk. Plaintiff, Kathryn McSweeney alleges that due to the fall, she sustained injuries, expenses and damages proximately caused by the negligence of Metro; 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 brought or that could have been brought by Kathryn McSweeney related to the events detailed above, be compromised and settled for $48,000.00, 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 Kathryn McSweeney for the sum of $48,000.00 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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On April 19, 2022, Kathryn McSweeney was walking from a parking lot across Rosa L Parks Blvd. to the Tennessee Office of Vital Records with her adult son. Ms. McSweeney, then 71, tripped on the front edge of a sidewalk slab that had raised and been displaced by t...
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