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Civil rightsluse of force claims are also one of the most common type of claim filed against the Department. In FY05, six claims were filed; in FY06 four claims were filed and in FY07 6 claims were filed alleging civil rights violations (false arrest, use of force). For FY07, two of these claims were closed without payment and four claims remain open however, we do not anticipate payments on any of those claims. --~__ ~ Litigation ~' Over the past five years, 27 lawsuits were filed against the Eugene Police Department. To date, ~~i`--.~-~ only four lawsuits remain active. We anticipate that two cases resulting from the - service of a warrant in the Whiteaker area will be resolved this year. Two other cases have pending appeals, one involving allegations of racial discrimination and the other alleging the false arrest of a disorderly subject after she was trespassed from 4 her ex-boyfriend's home. No lawsuits have been filed in FY06 or FY07 to date. ~1 ,.~,. WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS , The number of claims filed by Police employees rose from 55 in FY06 to 72 in l~s~k>_ FY07 which is the highest number of claims in the last five fiscal years. There - was also an increase in the number of disabling claims to 13 which represents ,-_ 18% of the total claims. (A claim is disabling when an employee misses more than three days of work or the injury results in impairment.) In FY07 the total claims cost for Police rose by 35% to $309,869 which is also the highest total in the last five fiscal years. Three claims account for 56% of the total claims cost. There were eight claims in FY07 that incurred greater than $10,000 and accounted for 77% of the total claims cost. Five YearAverage & Comparison Police Department -Workers' Compensation Claims Frequency % of Severity % of Average Cost # of Claims City City Per Claim FY07 72 32% $ 309,869 38% $ 4,304 5 Year Average 57 30% $ 171,114 24% $ 17,644 41