After returning from closed session, the Los Angeles City Council on Oct. 3 authorized payment of attorney fees and interest in the case Tipton v. Whittingham. The council instructed the city attorney to pay $1,703,383 in attorney’s fees plus interest recorded to Oct. 17 in the amount of $41,934.26.

The authorization followed the closed-session discussion of the case. The council opened the roll and the item was approved on the floor with the clerk recording 10 ayes. No additional public detail about the litigation was provided in open session beyond the settlement authorization and the payment amounts being approved.