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Authorizing a Settlement of Claim 2021 L 387
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WHEREAS, there is currently pending in the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, Kane County, Illinois, the matter of Lambert v Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Norris, 2021 L 387 (the “litigation”); and
WHEREAS, the parties to the Litigation have agreed it is in the best interest of all parties to resolve and settle the Litigation and any and all other known and unknown claims of Plaintiffs, in order to avoid the costs associated with further and protracted litigation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Kane County Board, that it hereby approves a global settlement of the aforementioned matter, Lambert v Kane County Sheriff’s Office and Norris, 2021 L 387 in the amount of Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00), inclusive of attorney’s fees and costs, to be paid as per the settlement agreement agreed to by the parties, in exchange for full releases of any and all known and unknown claims which may be asserted by any of the Parties, including any claims against the County of Kane and its elected officials, including the Kane County Sheriff, and their respective future, current, and former employees, representatives, and agents in their individual and official capacities.
Passed by the Kane County Board on September 12, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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