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RESOLUTION R-1516-60: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM FILED BY HUGH CRAWFORD UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUTES OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE CASE OF HUGH CRAWFORD V. THE CITY OF NORMAN, WORKERS' COMPENSATION CASE NO. WCC 2011-11741 Q; DIRECTING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO THEN FILE SUCH SETTLEMENT AND ALL ATTENDANT COSTS IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASE SUCH WORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT JUDGMENT FROM THE RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FUND.
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BACKGROUND: Hugh Crawford was a firefighter for the City of Norman Fire Department. On October 31, 2011 he filed a workers' compensation claim for cumulative injury to his spine, neck, and left arm and the left shoulder was added on August 2, 2013. The case proceeded through the normal litigation process. Mr. Crawford has agreed to settle his claim for a total amount of $99,200. The settlement offer is being presented to City Council at this time. It is recommended that this settlement be accepted.
DISCUSSION: Mr. Crawford began his employment with the City of Norman Fire Department on January 2, 1990. He resigned from the City of Norman Fire Department on April 30, 2012.
Mr. Crawford has undergone surgeries to his neck and back. On February 14, 2013, Dr. Odor performed a C5-C6 and C6-C7 anterior discectomy and fusion with placement of instrumentation. On November 5, 2013, Dr. Odor performed an anterior lumbar decompression and interbody fusion at L4-L5 and L5-S1 with placement of instrumentation. He then had bilateral posterolateral fusion from L4 to S1 via two incisions posteriorly. Dr. Odor released him with permanent restrictions of no repetitive bending, twisting, or lifting greater than 25 pounds on June 19, 2014. A trial is scheduled for December 3, 2015.
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