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Program Description

  Litigation

Through this program, OCA represents the County (and other members of the Self-Insurance Fund) before all courts and administrative agencies in which claims for relief are sought in connection with alleged wrong-doing by members of the Self-Insurance Fund and their employees. The Litigation program also provides the County with legal representation in State and Federal courts in connection with legal actions brought by the County to enforce County law. All attorneys and staff in this program are fully charged to the Self-Insurance Fund (SIF).

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Program Contacts

Contact Carolyn Kilgariff of the Office of the County Attorney at 240-777-6766 or Payne Tarkenton of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2758 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Number of workers' compensation hearings1,6471,4691,5901,5901,590
Total prayer amount demanded by plaintiff (Self-Insurance Fund only) ($000) 1$40,811$178,949$40,000$40,000$40,000
Total number of settlements (Self-Insurance Fund only)2217212121
Total judgment amount paid to plaintiff by the County (Self-Insurance Fund only) ($000)$31.22$424.33$469.00$469.00$469.00
Percent of wins in Self-Insurance Fund litigation 2100%98%95%95%95%
Number of judgments in the County's favor (Self-Insurance Fund only)3330313131
Number of judgments against the County (Self-Insurance Fund only)51444
Total net gain to the County in worker's compensation cases ($000) 3$6,439$6,626$5,954$5,954$5,954
1  The exceptionally high prayer amount in FY25 is due to one large claim of $170,000,000.
2  "Win" includes verdicts in favor of the plaintiff where the County pays a judgment below last demands.
3  The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission issues awards on the nature and extent of an employee's job related injuries. Independent medical evaluations are performed by the injured worker's physician and the employer/insurer's physician. The commission's award is typically a number between the employee's and employer/insurer's evaluation. If the amount the commission determines that the County must pay is below the average of the two evaluations, that is considered a net gain to the County.
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Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved00.00
FY27 Recommended00.00