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Meeting Name: Legal and Claims Committee Agenda status: Final - Revised 1
Meeting date/time: 9/9/2024 1:15 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: US2-456
09:00 a.m. EOT 11:15 a.m. Break 11:45 a.m. LEG 01:15 p.m. LEGAL 02:15 p.m. OWS
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available  
Agenda packet: Agenda Packet Agenda Packet
Meeting video:  
Attachments:
File #Agenda #TypeTitleActionResultAction DetailsVideo
21-3782 A.Manager ReportGeneral Counsel's report of monthly activities   Action details Video Video
21-3783 A.MinutesApproval of the Minutes of the Legal and Claims Committee for August 19, 2024 (Copies have been submitted to each Director, any additions, corrections, or omissions)approvedPass Action details Video Video
21-3787 8-3Board Letter for ActionITEM 8-3 MOVED FROM ACTION ITEM TO COMMITTEE ITEM 7b.   Action details Not available
21-3810 a.Oral Presentation OnlyReport on litigation and settlement agreement in Baker Electric, Inc. v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 21STCV15612) regarding Metropolitan’s CRA 6.9 kV Power Cables Replacement Project, Contract No. 1915. [Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]   Action details Video Video
21-3815 b.Committee LetterReport on litigation in Darren A. Reese v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2204312; Dane Crawford v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2304015; and Ryan Tiegs v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Riverside County Superior Court Case No. CVPS2306176. [Conference with legal counsel – existing litigation; to be heard in closed session pursuant to Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)]   Action details Video Video
21-3784 c.Oral Presentation OnlyReport on litigation in San Diego County Water Authority v. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, et al., San Francisco County Superior Court Case Nos. CPF-10-510830, CPF-12-512466, CPF-14-514004, CPF-16-515282, CPF-16-515391, CGC-17-563350, and CPF-18-516389; the appeals of the 2010 and 2012 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case Nos. A146901, A148266, A161144, and A162168, and California Supreme Court Case No. S243500; the petition for extraordinary writ in the 2010 and 2012 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A155310; the petition for extraordinary writ in the second 2016 action, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A154325 and California Supreme Court Case No. S251025; the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California v. San Diego County Water Authority cross-complaints in the 2014, 2016, and 2018 actions; and the appeals of the 2014, 2016, and 2018 actions, Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District Case No. A170156; including report on discussions regarding potential settlement    Action details Video Video



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