Torts
Government Liability
Environmental Contamination
Los Angeles Unified School District v. City of Los Angeles, a municipal corporation, and Does 1 through 50, inclusive
Published: Dec. 17, 2011 | Result Date: Nov. 16, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: CV11-00245 RGK (JCx) Settlement – $2,500,000
Facts
Sonia M. Sotomayor Learning Academies, within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) was a high school located in Glassell Park in the City of Los Angeles.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
LAUSD filed suit against the City, alleging chemicals from a nearby property owned by the Bureau of Sanitation contaminated the soil underneath the school.
Damages
LAUSD sought $4 million in damages for cleanup costs.
Result
The parties reached a settlement for $2.5 million.
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