Template revised September 22, 2016.
COMMISSION
AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Item No.
8d
ACTION ITEM
Date of Meeting
November 17, 2020
DATE: November 10, 2020
TO: Steve Metruck Executive Director
FROM: Pete Ramels, General Counsel
Anne Purcell, Sr. Port Counsel
SUBJECT: Settlement Agreement.
Amount of this request:
$650,000
ACTION REQUESTED
Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute a settlement agreement
to resolve litigation.
SUMMARY
The Port denies plaintiff’s allegation of 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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