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such third parties during the last three months before the employee’s claim would
be barred (January 24, 1979) and to retain out of any amount recovered any
Workmen’s Compensation benefits paid by the University, attorneys’ fees and costs
and expenses.
Pursuant to previous delegations by the Board of Trustees, the university
counsel has been given interim authorization to take such steps as are necessary or
appropriate, including the employment of special counsel and the initiation of
litigation, to defend the Workmen’s Compensation claim and to preserve the Uni-
versity’s subrogation rights under the Workmen’s Compensation Act. The univer-
sity counsel has recommended that such authorization be ratified, approved and
confirmed in all respects.
1 concur.
The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr.
Watson; no, none.
On motion of Mr. Velasquez, this recommendation was approved by
the following vote: Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr.
Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez;
no, none; absent, Governor Thompson.
litigation Initiated by Marge M. Peirce
(38) A complaint has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County (Case No.
78 L 23408) by Marge M. Peirce based on surgical procedures performed at the
Medical Center campus in May of 1977. The named defendants are Dr. Jeffeq
Meilam and Dr. Howard Robinson who were or are on the staff of the University
at the Medical Center campus. In September of 1978 the plaintiff served on the
attorney general a Notice of Claim for persona1 injuries as contemplated by the
Court of Claims Act.
The complaint alleges that the defendants performed several surgical pro-
cedures on the plaintiff in a careless and unskillful manner causing her serious and
permanent injuries. The complaint seeks damages in the amount of $250.000
against each of the defendants, As employees of the University the named defen-
dants are entitled to protection under the University’s Risk Management and Self-
Insurance Program, if they were engaged in the performance of University duties.
Pursuant to previous delegations by the Board of Trustees, the university
counsel has been given interim authorization to take such steps as are necessary or
appropriate, including the employment of special counsel, to protect the interests
of the University in this matter and to provide representation for Drs. Meilman
and Robinson, all in accordance with the University’s Risk Management and Self-
Insurance Program. The university counsel has recommended that such authoriza-
tion be ratified, approved, and confirmed in all respects.
I concur.
The student advisory vote was: Aye, Miss Kooper, Mr. Sobotka, Mr.
Watson; no, none.
On motion of Mr. Lenz, this recommendation was approved by the
following vote : Aye, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard,
Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Stone, Mr. Velasquez; no, none;
absent, Governor Thompson.
litigation Initiated by Janet 1. Woodworth
(39) A complaint for administrative review has been filed in the Circuit Court of
Champaign County (Case No. 78-L-1429) by Janet L. Woodworth seeking to
reverse the findings of the Civil Service Merit Board discharging the plaintiff from