LITIGATION MANAGEMENT STANDARDS Sample Clauses

LITIGATION MANAGEMENT STANDARDS. 1. Legal counsel is provided by the City Attorney only. 2. On workers’ compensation cases, legal counsel by the City Attorney should be sought as early as Contractor determines is necessary given the complexity of the claim. Presence of any of the following issues indicate that a claim is complex: a claim alleging violation of California Labor Code section 132(a), AOE/XXX disputes, death benefits, serious and willful misconduct; a concurrent civil action or administrative proceeding including appeals to the civil service commission, EEOC/DFEH charges, and matters before the Retirement Board. In any event, claims shall be referred to the City Attorney no later than upon Contractor’s receipt of a Declaration of Readiness to Proceed. 3. Contractor shall assist the City Attorney in the preparation of litigated cases, negotiation of workers’ compensation settlements and subrogation actions. After a case is referred to the City Attorney, action by Contractor on the claim (including action on vocational rehabilitation issues) shall be subject to the direction of and in coordination with the City Attorney. 4. In all cases filed before a Board outside of San Francisco, upon receipt of the application, Contractor shall file a Notice of Representation and an Answer identifying the City Attorney as counsel of record even if the claim has not yet been referred for legal counsel. 5. All notices of hearing shall be promptly forwarded to the City Attorney within 2 business days of receipt. Any notice for hearing set for a date within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of receipt by Contractor shall be hand-delivered or sent via facsimile as soon as possible to the City Attorney. 6. The case file referred to the City Attorney will include an outline of the case status, compensability, and value, the work to be done and in what time-frame, and will be routed through Contractor’s Claims Manager. At the time the case is referred to the City Attorney, Contractor shall provide a complete copy of the entire file containing all necessary claims information, including but not limited to all documents in the following categories: 1) medical records, 2) correspondence, 3) pleadings and 4) payment summaries (indemnity and medical benefits), 5) investigations (reports and surveillance videotapes), and (6) vocational rehabilitation. Contractor will update counsel on a regular basis with all necessary claims information. Contractor will send the City Attorney courtesy copies of all...
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