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A resolution authorizing the Metropolitan Department of Law to compromise and settle the personal injury claim of Stephanie Alexander against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County in the amount of $40,000.00, and that said amount be paid out of the Self-Insured Liability Fund.
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WHEREAS, on February 22, 2024, a Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) work truck struck Stephanie Alexander's 2017 Jeep Cherokee, causing injury to her; 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 that Stephanie Alexander brought or could have brought related to the events detailed above be compromised and settled for $40,000.00, 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 Stephanie Alexander for the sum of $40,000.00, 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 February 22, 2024, an employee of the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure ("NDOT") backed a pickup truck out of an alley onto Morena Street. The NDOT truck collided with a Jeep Cherokee driven by Stephanie Alexander. Ms. Alexander's vehicle received damage to the passenger side doors, wheels, and front bumper area.
Ms. Alexander went to this hospital after the collision with complaints of head and neck pain, back pain, and pain on the right side of her fac...
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