Civil Litigation,
Government
Sep. 26, 2017
State hit with claims, suits over dam failure
The state Department of Water Resources now finds itself swimming in claims and lawsuits stemming from heavy damage to its emergency spillway on the Oroville Dam, which was discovered during heavy rains in February and caused the evacuation of 188,000 residents.
The state Department of Water Resources now finds itself swimming in claims and lawsuits stemming from heavy damage to its emergency spillway on the Oroville Dam, which was discovered during heavy rains in February and caused the evacuation of 188,000 residents.
Patrick McNicholas of McNicholas & McNicholas LLP has filed a class action on behalf of the evacuees, arguing that the department did not perform adequate maintenance, l...
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