This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Government

Aug. 17, 2001

Tipster's Kin Settles Wrongful-Death Suit

SAN BERNARDINO - Attorneys have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging the Ontario Police Department violated its duty to protect a teen-age informant.

        SAN BERNARDINO - Attorneys have reached a $1.2 million settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit alleging the Ontario Police Department violated its duty to protect a teen-age informant.
        Christopher Mancha was shot to death in 1992 by a gang member whom he had implicated in a burglary. His parents alleged that the police promised him confidentiality and then, after revealing...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up