ARREOLA v. COUNTY OF MONTEREY

No. H021339.

122 Cal.Rptr.2d 38 (2002)

99 Cal.App.4th 722

James ARREOLA et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. COUNTY OF MONTEREY et al., Defendants and Appellants. [And five other matters].

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing July 23, 2002.

Review Denied September 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lepper & Harrington, Gary M. Lepper, Matthew P. Harrington, Walnut Creek, Santa Cruz County Counsel, Samuel Torres, Jr., for Defendants/Appellants: County of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.

Bruce A. Behrens, Sacramento, David Gossage, Janet Wong, Lucille Y. Baca, San Francisco, for Defendant/Appellant: State of California.

McDonough, Holland & Allen, Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, Mark A. Wasser, Andrew P. Pugno; and Adrienne M. Grover, County Counsel, Monterey County, for Defendants/Appellants: Monterey County, Monterey County Water Resources Agency.

Morrison & Foerster, James P. Bennett, George C. Harris, Andrew D. Muhlbach, John A. Pacheco, San Francisco, Law Offices of Haselton & Haselton, Joseph G. Haselton, Soquel, Carlson, Calladine & Peterson, Randy W. Gimple, San Francisco, Johnson & James, Omar F. James, Robert K. Johnson, Aptos, for Plaintiffs/Respondents: James Arreola et al.


PREMO, Acting P.J.

Defendants, County of Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (collectively, Santa Cruz), Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA), and County of Monterey (Monterey), were found liable in tort and inverse condemnation for extensive damage caused when the Pajaro River Levee Project (the Project) failed during a heavy rainstorm in 1995. Defendant, State of California (State) was also found liable in tort and...

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