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Personal Injury & Torts

Feb. 6, 2010

Tribe Ruling Raises Larger Concerns

A decision by a Sacramento judge has turned litigation over a simple fender bender into a tug-of-war over the state's control of public streets and citizens' rights to sue for damages.

By Dhyana Levey

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A recent decision by a Sacramento Superior Court judge has turned litigation over a simple fender bender into a tug-of-war over the state's control of public streets and citizens' rights to sue for damages, according to a Colusa County plaintiffs' attorney.

The crash at the center of the dispute occurred when David Harrison Young, who was driving his BMW through a Sacrament...

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