Litigation & Arbitration
Jul. 10, 2023
City ready to settle beach bullying case after appeal loss?
“Now that the landscape and the state of the law regarding what can be pled against the city in regards to alleged violations of the Coastal Act by others has now been solidified through the Court of Appeal ruling … the city believes that this case is now — after six, seven years of litigation — primed for good faith settlement,” said Kevin J. Grochow of Kutak Rock LLP., representing Palos Verdes Estates.
A Los Angeles County judge reopened discovery Friday in a coastal access and beach harassment case, the outcome of which could make cities liable for the conduct of private parties.
Attorneys for the City of Palos Verdes Estates, which is accused of illegal, unpermitted development that restricts visitors’ access to the area’s beach, told Judge Lawrence P. Riff that they were open to settlement talks with the plaintiffs but sought to keep ...
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