A jury has awarded a Santa Barbara County landowner $5.6 million in general and punitive damages because the county designated part of the landowner's farm as protected wetlands.A jury has awarded a Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. County landowner $5.6 million in general and punitive damages Monetary compensation awarded to an injured party that goes beyond that which is necessary to compensate the individual for losses and that is intended to punish the wrongdoer. because the county designated part of the landowner's farm as protected wetlands. The jury ordered the county to pay Adam Brothers Adam Brothers may refer to: Scottish architects, three sons of William Adam:
The jury found that the county conspired to designate des·ig·nate tr.v. des·ig·nat·ed, des·ig·nat·ing, des·ig·nates 1. To indicate or specify; point out. 2. To give a name or title to; characterize. 3. a 95-acre portion of a 286-acre farm near Orcutt as wetlands in an attempt to suppress the value of the land. Insisting the county had done nothing wrong, officials said they would take the case to the Court of Appeal. The county in 1999 ordered Adam Brothers, which bought the land in 1997, to stop farming the disputed site without grading and other permits. The company graded and planted the site anyway, leading to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and raid. A federal lawsuit against Adam Brothers that seeks millions of dollars in damages and mitigation fees for destruction of sensitive areas is set for trial this month. |
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