Civil Litigation,
Government
Sep. 27, 2017
Plaintiffs accuse San Jose of overcharging water system by $38M
Attorneys for San Jose homeowners claimed in opening statements Tuesday that the city collected more revenue than necessary for its water system — which led them to overcharged.
SAN JOSE — It’s probably not unusual that, like a lot of people, Raymond and Michelle Plata believe their water bills are too high.
But unlike a lot of people, the Platas agreed to become lead plaintiffs in a class action alleging that the reason their San Jose Municipal Water System bills are too high is because the city, for 20 years, has illegally transferred $38 million of water system money to other funds — thus prompting the c...
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