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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1984
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248 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [June 16 EXECUTIVE SESSION President Forsyth, referring to Section T w o of the O p e n Meetings Act, stated: "A motion is now in order to hold an executive session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, or dismissal of employees or officers, and to discuss pending, probable, or imminent litigation against or on behalf of the University and to discuss the acquisition of real property." T h e motion was made by Mr. Madden and approved unanimously. Settlement of Ferreira Litigation (1) There is currently pending in the Illinois Court of Claims (Case # 8 1 - C C 2315) litigation initiated by the administrators of the estate of Richard C. Ferreira, deceased, seeking damages for alleged malpractice in diagnosing and treating Richard C. Ferreira, who died at the University of Illinois Hospital. T h e decedent was admitted to the hospital with a history and diagnosis of psychotic depression. Later the decedent died with a massive bilateral pulmonary thromboembolism. T h e issue in the case would be whether or not the care received by the decedent was proper because his apparent physical condition was not properly diagnosed nor treated while undergoing psychiatric treatment. While it is not clear that there was any deviation from the required standards of care in this case, some of the evidence suggests that the medical evaluation was not made on a timely basis. Exposure in the Court of Claims would be limited to $100,000.00. T h e firm of Baker & McKenzie has been engaged as special counsel in the case and has recommended that authority be given to settle the litigation through the payment of up to $40,000.00. The recommendation of special counsel is supported by the university counsel and the Risk Management Policy Committee and the Hospital Professional Liability Subcommittee. The vice president for business and finance recommends that authority be granted to settle this matter to expend not to exceed $40,000.00 in the University's Risk Management account for that purpose. I concur. O n motion of Mr. Howard, authority was given as recommended by die following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Mr. Logan, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bandala, Mr. Cobb; no, none; absent, Miss Forsyth.) Personnel Matters T h e president, with others, reported briefly on a number of personnelrelated matters: (1) the fact that an amended complaint may be forthcoming in the court action concerning the basketball coach at Chicago, Mr. R. Thomas Meyer; the receipt of an internal review of the matter, conducted at the request of the chancellor, which will have benefit in addressing the operation of the Athletic Department; (2) the search for a vice president for administration and a report that the individual whom the president would be prepared to recommend has withdrawn for family reasons — resulting in the president's proposal to defer the search for the present, especially in view of the financial situation, with the intent to
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