Litigation
Jan. 24, 2017
RICO suit against governor dismissed
Plaintiffs could try refiling against Gov. Jerry Brown in his personal capacity in a suit challenging a fast-track permitting process for underground injection wells.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A racketeering suit accusing Gov. Jerry Brown, state environmental officials and major petroleum companies of conspiring to approve fracking related permits without the requisite geological testing was dismissed in its entirety by a federal judge Friday.
The suit, brought on behalf of Central Valley farmers claiming the permits led to groundwater contamination in vio...
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