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Placer County rejects certain tort claims; County Counsel explains claim‑filing process after public comment
Summary
The Board approved staff's recommendation to reject claims as insufficient under the Government Tort Act; County Counsel explained that rejection reflects insufficiency and does not prevent later lawsuit, while a public commenter described the claim process as onerous and likened it to 'blackmail.'
At the Nov. 17 special meeting the Placer County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt staff’s recommendation to reject certain tort claims after County Counsel presented a corrected memo and legal analysis.
County Counsel Karen explained the Government Tort Act (referred to in the meeting record as the "government tort, tort act"): an individual who may later sue the…
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