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Government

Mar. 14, 2008

County Found Not Liable in Car Fire

An appeals court has ruled Los Angeles County is not liable for the accidental combustion of a Lexus owned by a political corruption suspect's wife. The fire occurred because district attorney investigators bungled the secret installation of a tracking device on the car.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 2.

      LOS ANGELES - An appeals court has ruled Los Angeles County is not liable for the accidental combustion of a Lexus owned by a political corruption suspect's wife. The fire occurred because district attorney investigators bungled the secret installation of a tracking device on the car.
      The 2nd District Cour...

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