California Courts of Appeal
Dec. 11, 2017
Divided appeals panel sends sanctions award back to trial judge
A state appellate court affirmed a judge’s decision to dismiss Cal Fire’s claims against the defendants, including Sierra Pacific Industries, over responsibility for a 2007 fire.
A trial judge must reassess a $29 million sanction order against the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for discovery abuses, a divided appeals panel ruled.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal panel ruled in a case involving the Moonlight fire that scorched 65,000 acres in Lassen County in September 2007. The panel upheld retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leslie Nichols’ decision to bar Cal Fire from suing the own...
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