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Glendale City Council settles mudslide suit
The City Council this week agreed to pay $145,000 to settle a breach of contract lawsuit filed by the insurer of a construction company hired to repair slopes in Glendale that were severely damaged by a mudslide in 2005. Hartford Fire Insurance Co....
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Glendale sued over claims that it underpaid for mudslide repair work
The insurer of a construction company hired to repair Glendale slopes after the 2005 mudslide has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the city, claiming the contractor was underpaid for excavation work that turned out to be much more intensive than...
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Attorneys to settle mudslide lawsuit
The Pasadena law firm that defended Glendale in lawsuits stemming from a 2005 mudslide that cost the city nearly $15.4 million has agreed to pay $98,500 to settle a malpractice lawsuit, according to a City Council announcement this week. Glendale sued...Tags: Technology, Business Enterprises, Laws, Lawyers, Litigation
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Mudslide lawsuit settled for $1.1M
A subsidiary of insurance giant American International Group has agreed to pay Glendale $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the city in an attempt to recoup roughly $15.5 million it was forced to spend in the aftermath of a destructive 2005...Tags: Laws, Trials, Litigation, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mudslide properties up for auction
In order to recoup million of dollars in litigation expenses connected to the 2005 mudslides that damaged several homes in Northeast Glendale, officials plan to auction off two city-owned properties this month. Glendale acquired several hillside...Tags: Auction Service, Trials, Litigation
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Damaged homes attract no bids
CITY HALL — Officials are evaluating options for several damaged hillside properties currently owned by the city after attempts to auction two of them off last week were unsuccessful. The city acquired five hillside properties as a result of a...Tags: Disasters, Auction Service, Homes, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest
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City gets $200K in storm-damage settlement
CITY HALL — Glendale will receive $200,000 to help recover about half the cost of repairing a hillside that was severely damaged during the 2005 winter storms.
The settlement approved by the City Council this week resolves a cross complaint...Tags: Disasters, Trials, Litigation, Disasters and Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mudslide threat flattens home values
In the neighborhood atop Ocean View Boulevard in La Cañada Flintridge, concrete barriers line the curb, breaking only to allow access to residential driveways. Sandbags and other signs of the lingering threat of mudslides from hills made bare by the...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Disasters and Accidents, Meteorological Disasters, Elections, Disasters
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Basin expansions continue in Foothills as first storm hits
The potential for destructive debris flows in the Station fire burn areas remains high despite forecasts of a dry winter, public officials said this week. The warning came as the first storm of the season dropped more than 1.5 inches of rain in the...Tags: Disasters, Disasters and Accidents, Ocean View
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Storms do little damage
Locals bracing for a sloppy Saturday and possible mudslides in the hills instead enjoyed a cool, breezy calm between the storms.
Friday night saw powerful winds and about half an inch of rain at Bob Hope Airport, while a flood watch was in effect in the...Tags: Disasters, Deere and Company, Weather, Bob Hope, Snow Storms
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Glendale fares relatively well in storm
GLENDALE — Other than a small backyard landslide, street flooding and fallen branches, Glendale fared relatively well compared to other Southland cities that were pummeled by a fierce storm on Wednesday.
The overnight rainstorm caused a tree to...Tags: Disasters, Chevy Chase, Studio City, Weather, Los Angeles
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Mudslide victims learn about tax relief
LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE — At a December dinner party, resident Pat Anderson — whose house was destroyed by mudslides last February — asked La Cañada Councilwoman Laura Olhasso if she knew how she could seek property tax relief. Legislation...Tags: Disasters, Elections, Natural Disasters, Politics, Disasters and Accidents
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