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SETTLEMENT DEMAND:
<br />At the private mediation held on September 27, 2022, the parties reached a tentative and
<br />contingent settlement of $525,000.00, inclusive of a professionally administered MSA,
<br />attorneys' fees and costs.
<br />Following mediation, the contingent settlement of $525,000 was reviewed by Jason
<br />Brown, Dylan Reingold, Kristin Daniels, Cynthia Stanton, Laura Turner and Nathan
<br />McCollum of the Sheriff's Office. After a lengthy discussion, Indian River County
<br />requested the employee re-evaluate the $525,000 to consider a significantly lower
<br />Medicare Set -Aside (reduced from $240,000 to $151,000), and to include an offset for
<br />potential future social security disability benefits.
<br />As a result, the employee's side decreased their settlement demand by $126,832.50 with a
<br />final demand of $398,167.50.
<br />FUNDING:
<br />The final settlement, in the amount of $398,167.50, will be paid out of the Self -Insurance
<br />Fund/Risk Management/Workers Compensation account, number 50224619-012140.
<br />Account Description
<br />Paid to Date
<br />Indemnity:
<br />$108,652.62
<br />Medical:
<br />$51,642.76
<br />Expenses:
<br />$40,124.32
<br />Total:
<br />$200,419.70
<br />SETTLEMENT DEMAND:
<br />At the private mediation held on September 27, 2022, the parties reached a tentative and
<br />contingent settlement of $525,000.00, inclusive of a professionally administered MSA,
<br />attorneys' fees and costs.
<br />Following mediation, the contingent settlement of $525,000 was reviewed by Jason
<br />Brown, Dylan Reingold, Kristin Daniels, Cynthia Stanton, Laura Turner and Nathan
<br />McCollum of the Sheriff's Office. After a lengthy discussion, Indian River County
<br />requested the employee re-evaluate the $525,000 to consider a significantly lower
<br />Medicare Set -Aside (reduced from $240,000 to $151,000), and to include an offset for
<br />potential future social security disability benefits.
<br />As a result, the employee's side decreased their settlement demand by $126,832.50 with a
<br />final demand of $398,167.50.
<br />FUNDING:
<br />The final settlement, in the amount of $398,167.50, will be paid out of the Self -Insurance
<br />Fund/Risk Management/Workers Compensation account, number 50224619-012140.
<br />Account Description
<br />I Account Number
<br />Amount
<br />Self -Insurance Fund/Risk Management/Workers Compensation
<br />50224619-012140
<br />$398,167.50
<br />RECOMMENDATION:
<br />This claim was evaluated by the County's excess Workers Compensation carrier and it is
<br />recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve the final settlement of
<br />$398,167.50 to resolve this claim.
<br />All medical information contained in this report is already publicly accessible on the Florida Offices of the Judges of Compensation
<br />Claims website at www.icc.state.fl.us/icc/
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