UCLA

All agreements must be approved as to legal form by University Counsel prior to execution unless the agreement is in a form previously approved by that office and is issued without revision. The release provisions of all settlements of claims, regardless of the amount of consideration, must be in a format approved by the General Counsel.

Subordinate campus officers, as noted below, are authorized to settle claims and review and recommend for settlement all litigated and non-litigated claims within their respective areas of administrative responsibility, in accordance with the Settlement of Non-Employment Claims Delegated Authority Matrix set forth below, and subject to and in accordance with Reference (a), above. Such recommendations shall be coordinated through the appropriate risk management offices and submitted on the settlement authorization request form required by such office.

Each of you will provide the Vice Chancellor--Legal Affairs with a quarterly report identifying the settlements approved under this redelegated authority. A report of settlements (and separation agreements) involving consideration of $50,000 or more must be transmitted to the General Counsel through Campus Counsel for required reporting to The Regents.

This delegation is being issued due to the supersession of the parent UC delegation (UC DA 2214, issued 12/12/2008). The substantive changes to the delegation being superseded are the maximum amount of the consideration that may be paid has increased from <$50,000 to <$100,000, and that may be recommended for settlement has increased from $100,000 to $500,000. Specimen signatures are no longer required by the Office of Risk Services. Any redelegation of this authority beyond that noted in the matrix above shall be in writing with a copy to me and those listed below.

Attachment - Policy on Settlement of Litigation, Claims and Separation Agreements