ADVISORY/News Conference to be Held Oct. 6 to Announce $130 Million Lawsuit Against City of Santa Fe Springs.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A news conference will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m., to announce the filing of a $130 million lawsuit against the City of Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County District Attorney Gil Garcetti, Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. Co., and the Los Angeles County Municipal Court among others for their alleged roles in causing the demise of Wonder Industries through various forms of criminal litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. and bureaucratic harassment. Since 1966, Wonder Industries -- the world's leading manufacturer of fireplace logs and West's leading manufacturer of perlite perlite or pearlstone Natural glass with concentric cracks such that the rock breaks into small, pearl-like bodies. It is formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava or magma. -- had occupied a two-acre site in Santa Fe Springs. In 1988, while then a $20 million business with nine buildings and many other structures (e.g. tanks, furnaces) on the site, the lawsuit alleges that the City began a systematic series of actions (e.g. criminal complaints, zoning, regulation enforcement, shutting off electricity) which eventually forced Wonder Industries into bankruptcy in 1993. Since that time, the City has continued to harass the owner (Donald L. Henry) by forcing him to tear down to demolish violently; to pull or pluck down. - Shak. See also: Tear all the structures and is seeking to remove him from the property by eminent domain eminent domain, the right of a government to force the owner of private property sell it if it is needed for a public use. The right is based on the doctrine that a sovereign state has dominion over all lands and buildings within its borders, which has its origins in . As a result of these actions, Henry filed personal bankruptcy and lost all his homes and possessions. Details of the news conference are as follows: WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m. WHERE: 12208 Park Ave., Santa Fe Springs (one block south of Telegraph Road and across the street from First State Bank of Southern California) WHO: Donald L. Henry, founder/president of the defunct Wonder Industries Ramon Kuzbicki, Law Offices of James T. Jenkins VISUALS: News conference will be held outdoors at the site of the former Wonder Industries, which is in the final stages of demolition -- where once there were nine buildings, five storage tanks, furnaces and a 60-foot-high elevator. (Video tapes of the site when in full production, circa 1992, will be available for television stations as contrast to current status.) CONTACT: For more information or advanced arrangements, contact Bob Fisher or Lynn Homsy at Fisher & Associates Inc., 818/593-2202. Fisher will be present to assist any news or visual personnel. |
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