Litigation
Feb. 15, 2017
RICO suit against governor settled as judge objects to bombastic language
A case against alleged government and energy industry corruption by R. Rex Parris began with a bang, but seems to be going out with a whimper.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A racketeering suit accusing Gov. Jerry Brown of conspiring with oil companies to allow fracking-related underground injections, allegedly without the geological testing required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, settled on Monday, possibly preserving some claims.
The agreement was filed on the deadline U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd had set for a clean amended complaint. It was t...
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