Councilmember Ben Kallos pressed Fuleihan on the Law Department's projected rise in spending for judgments and claims against the city, which was estimated to rise from $710 million in fiscal year F.Y. 2016 to $817 million in F.Y. 2019, documents show.

Kallos said the Law Department "was unable to answer" questions about the increase and "further stated that this number is set by" the Office of Management and Budget.