Orange County board reports proposed $590,000 workers' compensation settlement in Larry Costa case

The Orange County board unanimously approved a proposed $590,000 workers' compensation settlement in the matter of Larry Costa v. County of Orange, the Clerk reported.

The Clerk said the claimant is a deputy sheriff II who “sustained various forms of cumulative trauma related to his employment,” and that the settlement approved in closed session is subject to the final approval of other parties. When the settlement is finalized, the Clerk said, copies of the agreement will be available through the county’s risk management office for anyone who inquires.

The Clerk told the board the meeting was held under Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) and that agenda item SCS 1 was deleted; SCS 2 was the item discussed and approved. The Clerk later stated the board took no other reportable action in closed session.

Chair closed the session and said the board would meet again in early April.

The board’s announcement in closed session did not include names of individual supervisors who moved or seconded the action, and the transcript did not record a roll-call vote tally. The Clerk characterized the action as unanimous but indicated the settlement still requires any additional approvals noted in the agreement before it is final.