Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
6d
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
September 22, 2020
DATE: September 15, 2020
TO: Steve Metruck Executive Director
FROM: Pete Ramels, General Counsel
Anne Purcell, Sr. Port Counsel
SUBJECT: Settlement Agreement
Amount of this request:
$390,000
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a settlement agreement
to resolve litigation.
SUMMARY
The Port denies all allegations raised by plaintiff in a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination.
However, considering the costs of litigation that would be needed to take this matter to trial, the
significant disruption to the workplace that would result from the required testimony of Port
personnel, and the recent changes to the way that cases will be tried in King County that will
likely result in significantly longer proceedings, a settlement is recommended due to the
likelihood that the expenses involved in litigation would be unnecessarily high in relation to the
settlement amount.
This matter was discussed in executive session.
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