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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Los Angeles County Grand Jury
• 2013-2014
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Findings 1 findings
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Litigation related payouts or expenditures from the City’s General Fund have increased rather than decreased since 2007, when Executive Directive No. 9 was issued. Exhibit 8 shows the trend in general fund expenditures for litigation, by fiscal year. Clearly, Exec9 has not been effective in achieving its stated intent of ensuring “further progress in preserving City resources by reducing and preventing claims against City operations and employees”. Exhibit 8 Litigation General Fund Expenditures by Fiscal Year $100.0 $91.0 $90.0 In Millions $80.0 $70.0 $57.9 $56.9 $60.0 $49.1 $50.0 $45.0 $41.2 $36.6 $36.8 $40.0 $34.3 $33.5 $30.0 $20.0 $10.0 $0.0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Note: The spike in payouts for FY 2010 was the result of several lawsuits with substantial payouts. This included two lawsuits related to landslides, several cases involving civil rights or discrimination, and several related to personal injuries. Source: Analysis of amounts paid in judgments, verdicts, and/or settlements over the past 10 years provided by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office as of October, 2013. 114 2013-2014 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE No. CITY OF LOS ANGELES LAWSUITS
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R1Page 141Implementing the practices described in this Executive Directive;
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R2Page 141Tracking all claims and litigation related to department employees and/or programs, including regularly seeking and receiving updates from counsel and reviewing critical discovery, such as depositions of department employees;
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R3Page 142Serving as liaison to defense counsel, whether City Attorney or conflict counsel, in claims or litigation involving department employees and/or programs;
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R4Page 142Serving as liaison to the Mayor's Office and the CAO with respect to all matters related to litigation risk management;
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R5Page 142Representing the department before the Claims Board whenever department- related litigation is before the board;
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R6Page 142Ensuring that appropriate department personnel are available and attend court hearings, mediations, depositions, and other legal proceedings when requested by the City Attorney's Office or Mayor's Office;
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R7Page 142Ensuring the conduct and quality of all litigation-related reviews of policies, practices, and /or employee conduct to yield appropriate action, as described in this Executive Directive; 2 119 2013-2014 LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY FINAL REPORT Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa Executive Directive No. Page3
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R9Page 142Developing and implementing, in consultation with Mayor's Office, CAO, and Personnel, other department-specific loss control and risk management practices. Each Department Head shall submit the name and contact information of the designated Litigation Risk Manager to the Mayors Office (Office of Counsel to the Mayor), with a copy to the City Attorney and to the CAO by no later than January 31,