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a claim or dispute brought to a court of law for adjudication.



Eight nurses sue Twin Cities Hospital

Written on 31 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

Eight nurses who work at Twin Cities Community Hospital are suing their employer claiming the hospital has denied them meal and rest breaks and has shorted their pay. All eight of the nurses are women who have worked at the... (Continue reading)

Wrongful death suit alleges drug dealing at Atascadero nursing home

Written on 26 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

An Atascadero nursing home failed to take measures to stop an employee from distributing expired narcotics, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo Superior Court. [Tribune] Michelle Hughes, 48, died of a drug overdose in April... (Continue reading)

Lawsuit claims wines contain dangerous arsenic levels

Written on 21 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Lawsuit filed Thursday against more than two-dozen wineries claims they are producing low-cost wines that contain dangerously, high levels of arsenic, according to the lawsuit filed in Los Angele Superior Court. The suit claims dozens of wineries are violating... (Continue reading)

SLO settles lawsuit over convicted cop

Written on 21 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

The city of San Luis Obispo has settled a lawsuit filed by two confidential informants of a former police officer who was convicted of extortion. FBI agents arrested Cory Pierce in Feb. 2013 after an undercover investigation revealed that the... (Continue reading)

Is the Oceano dunes a Machine or other contrivance?

Written on 13 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Opinion | 43 comments

OPINION BY KEVIN RICE If you answer “no” to the above question, you agree with Friends of Oceano Dunes. Three years of litigation challenging the Air Pollution Control District’s “dust rule” (Rule 1001) regulating Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach police hit with racial discrimination suit

Written on 10 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

Grover Beach resident Rayvell Snowden Jr. is suing the Pismo Beach Police Department in federal court, alleging officers racially discriminated against him in a 2012 burglary case. Officers arrested Snowden, a 44-year-old African-American man, following a burglary of about $12,000... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district meeting canceled after four no-shows

Written on 9 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

By KAREN VELIE A special meeting of the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District scheduled for Monday evening was canceled after two representatives and their two alternates said they would not be able to attend. A quorum of at... (Continue reading)

Cambria smoke shop sued over fatal crash

Written on 9 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 12 comments

The mother of a toddler killed in a recent car crash is suing a Cambria smoke shop over the synthetic drug spice that it allegedly sold to the driver of the vehicle. [Tribune] On Oct. 25, Tanner Noah Mengore crashed... (Continue reading)

Oceano Dunes dust suit can go to trial

Written on 5 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

A group of Nipomo Mesa residents upset over air pollution have brought forward a lawsuit against the state and county that is worthy of trial, a local judge has ruled. The Mesa Community Alliance is suing California State Parks and... (Continue reading)

Sanitation district lawsuit venue in dispute

Written on 4 Mar, 2015 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

By KAREN VELIE Amid a request by the South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District Board to negotiate a settlement which would end an ongoing lawsuit, the state has filed for a change of venue for the legal battle. The... (Continue reading)