Judge approves $230 million settlement over Refugio oil spill
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge has approved a $230 million settlement to a class action lawsuit over the 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County that resulted in an estimated Read More …
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Ventura County, three health providers agree to Medi-Cal fraud settlement
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Ventura County, along with three health care providers operating in its jurisdiction, one of which is Dignity Health, have agreed to pay a combined total of $70.7 million Read More …
Lucia Mar to pay $10 million settlement over bus driver molesting girl
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Lucia Mar Unified School District has agreed to pay a $10 million settlement to the special-needs girl whom a district bus driver, who had a history of Read More …
Smart & Final to pay California $175,000 for price gouging eggs
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The state of California has reached a $175,000 settlement with grocer Smart & Final for price gouging customers who purchased eggs early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. On Read More …
Paso Robles may seek funds from opioid case settlement
The city of Paso Robles could receive more than $680,000 from a settlement to be paid by drug distributors and manufacturers over their role in the United States’s opioid epidemic. Read More …
Ex-tenants of Paso Robles complex to receive $4 million settlement
The former tenants of a 54-unit Paso Robles apartment complex that previously was infested with vermin and plagued with numerous numerous other hazards are set to received a $4 million settlement. Read More …
SLO County DA announces $575,000 settlement with pesticide company
The San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office, along with 16 other California DA’s offices, have reached a $575,000 settlement with a pesticide company over repeated regulatory violations and unfair business practices. Read More …
California pays out $25 million in sexual harassment cases over three years
The state of California has paid more than $25 million to settle sexual harassment cases over the last three fiscal years. [Sacramento Bee] Over the three-year period, California settled 92 sexual Read More …
Allegations of racism lead to $150,000 settlement
A black South San Luis Obispo County Sanitation District plant operator won a $150,000 settlement after complaining that district officials were discriminating and retaliating against him. The district announced Friday that it had reached a settlement agreement with plant superintendent John Clemons. Read More …