Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 209]

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such third parties during the last three months before the employee's claim would be barred (January 24, 1979) and to retain out of any amount recovered any Workmen's Compensation benefits paid by the University, attorneys' fees and costs and expenses. Pursuant to previous delegations by the Board of Trustees, the university counsel has been given interim authorization to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel and the initiation of litigation, to defend the Workmen's Compensation claim and to preserve the University's subrogation rights under the Workmen's Compensation Act. The university counsel has recommended that such authorization be ratified, approved and confirmed in all respects. I concur. T h e student advisory vote w a s : Aye, Miss K o o p e r , M r . Sobotka, M r . Watson; no, none. O n m o t i o n of M r . V e l a s q u e z , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by t h e following v o t e : A y e , D r . D o n o g h u e , M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n .

Litigation Initiated by Marge M. Peirce

(38) A complaint has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Case No. 78 L 23408) by Marge M. Peirce based on surgical procedures performed at the Medical Center campus in May of 1977. The named defendants are Dr. Jeffer> Meilam and Dr. Howard Robinson who were or are on the staff of the University at the Medical Center campus. In September of 1978 the plaintiff served on the attorney general a Notice of Claim for personal injuries as contemplated by the Court of Claims Act. T h e complaint alleges that the defendants performed several surgical procedures on the plaintiff in a careless and unskillful manner causing her serious and permanent injuries. The complaint seeks damages in the amount of $250,000 against each of the defendants. As employees of the University the named defendants are entitled to protection under the University's Risk Management and SelfInsurance Program, if they were engaged in the performance of University duties. Pursuant to previous delegations by the Board of Trustees, the university counsel has been given interim authorization to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University in this matter and to provide representation for Drs. Meilman and Robinson, all in accordance with the University's Risk Management and SelfInsurance Program. The university counsel has recommended that such authorization be ratified, approved, and confirmed in all respects. I concur. T h e student advisory vote w a s : Aye, Miss Kooper, M r . Sobotka, M r . Watson; no, none. O n m o t i o n of M r . L e n z , t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d b y t h e following v o t e : A y e , D r . D o n o g h u e , M r . F o r s y t h , M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n .

Litigation Initiated by Janet L. Woodworth

(39) A complaint for administrative review has been filed in the Circuit Court of Champaign County (Case No. 78-L-1429) by Janet L. Woodworth seeking to reverse the findings of the Civil Service Merit Board discharging the plaintiff from