Record #: Or2018-10   
Type: Order Status: Passed
Intro date: 1/17/2018 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
Final action: 1/17/2018
Title: Settlement agreement regarding case of Raymond and Carol Berke v. St. Joseph Hospital, individually and through its agents, and/or employees, medical providers, physicians, nurses, therapists, including, without limit, Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., Kristin Walters, M.D., Owais Lodhi, M.D., Muhammad Kamal, M.D., Thomas Figler, M.D., and/or others; Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., individually and/or as an employee and/or agent of St. Joseph Hospital; City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, individually and/or through the act and omissions of its agents and/or employees including, without limit, Karen O'Shea, Lori Timothy, Patrick Kehoe, Jr., and/or others; Karen O'Shea, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation; Lori Timothy, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, cited as 16 L 5621 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois)
Sponsors: Dept./Agency
Topic: LAWSUITS/SETTLEMENTS - Lawsuits
Attachments: 1. Or2018-10.pdf

Ordered, that the Corporation Counsel is hereby authorized and directed to enter into and execute a settlement agreement in the following matter:

Raymond and Carol Berke v. St. Joseph Hospital, individually and through its agents, and/or employees, medical providers, physicians, nurses, therapists, including, without limit, Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., Kristin Walters, M.D., Owais Lodhi, M.D., Muhammad Kamal, M.D., Thomas Figler, M.D., and/or others; Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., individually and/or as an employee and/or agent of St. Joseph Hospital; City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, individually and/or through the act and omissions of its agents and/or employees including, without limit, Karen O'Shea, Lori Timothy, Patrick Kehoe, Jr., and/or others; Karen O'Shea, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation; Lori Timothy, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, cited as 16 L 5621 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois) in the amount of $350,000.

 

CHICAGO January 17, 2018

To the President and Members of the City Council:

Your Committee on Finance having had under consideration

An Order authorizing the Corporation Counsel to enter into and execute a Settlement Order for the following case:

 

 

Raymond and Carol Berke v. St. Joseph Hospital, individually and through its agents, and/or employees, medical providers, physicians, nurses, therapists, including, without limit, Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., Kristin Walters, M.D., Owais Lodhi, M.D., Muhammad Kamal, M.D., Thomas Figler, M.D., and/or others; Sergey Neckrysh, M.D., individually and/or as an employee and/or agent of St. Joseph Hospital; City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, individually and/or through the act and omissions of its agents and/or employees including, without limit, Karen O'Shea, Lori Timothy, Patrick Kehoe, Jr., and/or others; Karen O'Shea, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation; Lori Timothy, individually and/or as the agent and/or employee of City of Chicago, a municipal corporation, cited as 16 L 5621 (Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois)

 

Amount: $350,000

 

 

 

 

Having had the same under advisement, begs leave to report and recommend that your Honorable Body pass the proposed Order Transmitted Herewith

 

This recommendation was concurred in by                     (awva voce vote^)

of members of the committee with _1                     dissenting vote(s).                      

 

 

 

 

Respectfully submitted

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(signed)

 

Chairman

 

 

Document No.

 

 

 

 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CHICAGO