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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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132 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [November 18 Authorization for Settlement (24) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement ofMcGary v. An, etal. in the amount of $650,000. The plaintiff alleges that defendants negligently intubated, negligently monitored the airway, and negligently failed to maintain the airway of Patricia McHerron. Plaintiff also alleges that, as a result of this negligence, Patricia McHerron was without oxygen for ten minutes which resulted in anoxic encephalopathy and subsequently her death. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mr. Grabowski. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose.) Authorization for Settlement (25) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Siddiqui v. Obasiolu, et al. in the amount of $3,000,000. The plaintiffs allege that defendants negligently allowed a prolonged active phase of labor which resulted in a decreased oxygen supply to the brain of the minor plaintiff causing cerebral palsy and severe developmental delay manifested by academic, cognitive, and motor deficits. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mr. Grabowski. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose.) Authorization for Settlement (26) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Berry v. Rypins, et al. in the amount of $845,000. The plaintiffs allege that defendants failed to properly diagnose Bobby Berry's condition as inoperable colon cancer and that the cancer has now metastasized to his liver and lungs. The vice president for business and finance concurs. I recommend approval. On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Dr. Gindorf, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mr. Grabowski. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose.) Disclosure of Executive Session Actions Under Open Meetings Act (27) Under an amendment to the Open Meetings Act passed by the General Assembly, effective July 1, 1989, public bodies subject to the Act which conduct business under exemptions specified in the Act must, at least every six months, determine whether the need for confidentiality still exists with respect to each item considered under such exemption.
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