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



Atheists sue Pismo Beach over city chaplain

Written on 5 Nov, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 95 comments

In connection with Atheists United San Luis Obispo, the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes separation of church and state, sued Pismo Beach last week over its use of a city chaplain. [Tribune] The lawsuit, filed in... (Continue reading)

Pismo Beach pays $1.5 million, litigants name more defendants

Written on 25 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Pismo Beach has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a woman who was struck by a vehicle and killed while crossing Shell Beach Road. In 2011, Tricia Rittger was walking across the street from a parking lot... (Continue reading)

Homeless man sues CAPSLO over bed bug infestation

Written on 24 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 35 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A homeless man filed suit Tuesday against two San Luis Obispo nonprofits for illnesses he suffered following a bed bug infestation at a homeless shelter the organizations own and operate. Bed bugs bit Jeff Stone during his... (Continue reading)

Supreme Court tosses Santa Maria groundwater rights case

Written on 15 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of the disputed Santa Maria Groundwater Basin management plan, ending 16 years of costly litigation over water supplies in Northern Santa Barbara County and Southern San Luis Obispo... (Continue reading)

Torres’ price for attempting to silence public debate

Written on 11 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE Community Action Partnership of San Luis Obispo’s homeless services director’s attempt to stifle free speech could end up costing her an additional $41,930 for her opponent’s legal fees. In September, San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Barry... (Continue reading)

Escrow companies linked to Gearhart win civil lawsuit

Written on 8 Oct, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 31 comments

A lengthy and complex civil fraud trial featuring  Kelly Gearhart and his associated property predators ended Tuesday with complete exoneration of three escrow companies alleged to have conspired with the disgraced North County developer. Hurst Financial investors, many of whom... (Continue reading)

SLO County pays settlement in brutalization case

Written on 3 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

A Nipomo family allegedly brutalized by a sheriff’s deputy during a stop for a minor traffic violation in 2012 agreed to a $150,000 settlement from San Luis Obispo County. In July 2012, deputy Steven Hurl pulled behind Jesus Ruiz who... (Continue reading)

SLO woman sues Santa Barbara hospital over sexual assault

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a nursing assistant at a Santa Barbara rehabilitation hospital sexually assaulted her while she was recovering from a brain tumor. [Independent] The lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court states... (Continue reading)

Court upholds California’s low carbon fuel standards

Written on 19 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

A federal appellate court ruled Wednesday that California regulators can impose low carbon fuel standards on wholesalers and refineries in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [LA Times] AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act, requires producers, refiners and importers... (Continue reading)

CalCoastNews attorneys file anti-SLAPP motion in libel suit over hazardous waste story

Written on 16 Sep, 2013 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 34 comments

Attorneys for CalCoastNews filed a motion Friday to dismiss a libel suit brought by the head of a hazardous waste management service in Arroyo Grande. Charles Tenborg sued CalCoastNews chief Karen Velie and reporter Daniel Blackburn for publishing an article... (Continue reading)