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



Paso Robles announces $125,000 ticket quota settlement

Written on 22 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

A day after signing a non-disclosure agreement, Paso Robles city officials disclosed they had settled a traffic ticket quota lawsuit filed by a former employee for $125,000. Total costs to the city exceed $160,000. In addition to the $125,000 settlement,... (Continue reading)

Dystiny Myers’ family sues SLO County

Written on 20 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 33 comments

Dystiny Myers’ family filed a claim against San Luis Obispo County for taking the head of the murder victim as evidence without informing the family. [Tribune] During the 2013 trial of Ronda Wisto and her son Jacob York for the... (Continue reading)

Los Osos sewer contractor sues county for $15 million

Written on 18 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 47 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Los Osos Wastewater Project contractor has sued San Luis Obispo County, demanding payment of at least $15 million dollars in damages for uncompensated construction work. In the suit, Construction firm ARB Inc. is demanding damages totaling... (Continue reading)

Compass Health $1.1 million class action settlement

Written on 18 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

Grover Beach based Compass Health agreed to pay a $1.1 million settlement in a class action lawsuit for multiple violations of California’s labor code, according to a March 5 agreement. In the suit filed last year by San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Jailhouse death preceded by excess force claim

Written on 14 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 39 comments

By KAREN VELIE and JOSH FRIEDMAN A 28-year-old man filed a $1.5 million lawsuit against the San Luis Obispo Police Department claiming officers physically assaulted him. He died less than two weeks later just hours after another encounter with city... (Continue reading)

Settlement stunner ends ticket quota trial

Written on 13 Mar, 2014 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 42 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A settlement reached during the noon hour Thursday abruptly ended a civil trial pitting a former Paso Robles police officer against his one-time employer for allegedly ordering unlawful traffic ticket quotas as part of a relentless quest... (Continue reading)

Jury picked for ticket quota trial

Written on 12 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN A jury of nine women and three men will determine if Paso Robles city and police officials established an illegal traffic ticket quota in 2010, and then retaliated against one officer who objected to the alleged policy.... (Continue reading)

Central Coast man sues casino over losses

Written on 7 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 18 comments

A Ventura businessman filed suit against a Las Vegas casino after he lost $500,000 playing drunk on Super Bowl weekend. Mark Johnston, 52, filed suit against the Downtown Grand for giving him a line of credit and serving him drinks... (Continue reading)

SLO police officer accused of forcing sex on informant

Written on 7 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Former San Luis Obispo police officer Cory Pierce allegedly forced an informant to have sex with him, according to a civil rights lawsuit recently filed in federal court. In February, FBI agents arrested Pierce after an undercover investigation revealed the... (Continue reading)

Sierra Vista Hospital loses $4 million lawsuit

Written on 6 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury awarded the family of a 42-year-old man who died from surgical complications at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center $4 million. The jury agreed that the hospital attempted to hide the cause of death of... (Continue reading)