Brown OKs higher blue mackerel catch limit for boats
Gov Brown signed emergency legislation raising the allowable Blue Mackerel portion in mixed catches from 18 to 40 percent for commercial boats. The change follows a prior 1972 moratorium and a planned October reopening, with inspectors assigned to monitor landings through the season.
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California high court bars fetal wrongful death suits
The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a fetus is not a person under the wrongful-death statute until live birth. The decision upheld lower court dismissals against Dr. Joseph Atchison and others tied to a stillbirth, and said spouses may pursue only medical malpractice for personal injuries, not fetal death claims.
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Police files shredded lead to dropped charges in LA case
Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge George W. Trammell II dismissed misdemeanor counts against 23 defendants after police and city attorney officials shredded case files in May 1976. He faulted high ranking city attorney staff for knowing of the plan and taking no action, noting defendants faced resisting arrest or battery on an officer charges.
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