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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980
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1979] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 333 Dr. J. B. Wade, who was an intern at the time of the incident referred to in the complaint. T h e complaint alleges that on December 2, 1977, the University and Dr. Wade were negligent in connection with a proctoscopy procedure performed on the plaintiff a t the University of Illinois Hospital. Damages in the amount of $200,000 are being sought. T h e university counsel has recommended that he be authorized 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, to defend the action and to provide representation for Dr. Wade, all in accordance with the University's risk management and self-insurance program. I concur. T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, M r . Sobotka, M r . Watson; no, none. O n motion of M r . Watson, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, D r . Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Lenz, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone, M r . Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Neal, Governor Thompson. Litigation Initiated by Stephanie P. Martin (57) A claim has been filed in the Illinois Court of Claims (Case No. 79 C C 0974) against the University by Stephanie P. Martin, a student, who is seeking recovery of $250,000 for injuries she alleges she has suffered, and also of $100,000 in punitive damages. T h e same individual has filed a complaint in the Circuit Court of Champaign County (Case No. 79 L 593) against the University and Cindy Heathe, a teaching assistant at the University, in which judgment is sought against Cindy Heathe in an amount sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for her injuries, costs of suit, and punitive damages. Both documents relate to an accident involving a University van on May 22, 1978, in Mexico in connection with a field trip carrying course credit from the Department of Anthropology at the Urbana-Champaign campus. The plaintiff alleges that she was a student enrolled in the field trip course and was injured by reason of the negligence of the University's teaching assistant, Cindy Heathe, while driving a University van in which the plaintiff was a passenger or by reason of the negligence of the University in making the trip arrangements. There are alternative allegations that the plaintiff's injuries were due to the wilful or wanton acts or omissions of Cindy Heathe and the University. The University counsel has recommended that he be authorized to take such steps as are necessary or appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests of the University in these matters. I concur. T h e student advisory vote w a s : Aye, Miss Kooper, M r . Sobotka, M r . Watson; no, none. O n motion of M r . Howard, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Neal, Governor Thompson. There being no further business, the board adjourned. EARL W. PORTER WILLIAM D . F O R S Y T H , JR. Secretary President
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