County Urged to Accept Settlement on Olive View
The Los Angeles County Claims Board on Monday recommended that the county accept a $3-million settlement from two firms for alleged defects in their design of the Olive View Medical Center.
The county filed suit against four firms in 1986 after officials learned that the almost-completed medical center in Sylmar was plagued with design problems that delayed its opening for nearly a year.
The total county cost to correct the design flaws in the sophisticated air exhaust and plumbing systems totaled $4.8 million, said Nancy Singer, who chairs the claims board, a panel that reviews lawsuit settlements. The county’s settlement with Syska & Hennessey Inc. and Welton Becket Associates Inc. was reached after a Superior Court judge strongly recommended in October that the county accept the $3-million offer.
Singer did not know the status of settlement negotiations with the two remaining defendants, Design Joint Venture and Luckman Partnership Inc.
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