Article: Strip club wins $1.4 million in zoning dispute: San Bernardino ordered to pay for unconstitutional regulation.(Legaldigest)

A $1.4-million damages award that a jury granted to the owner of a San Bernardino adult cabaret has been upheld by the Fourth District Court of Appeal. The damages were based on expenses and lost income from a 53-month period when the City of San Bernardino's zoning ordinance--which was eventually ruled unconstitutional--prevented Flesh Night Club from operating.

The court upheld the award of damages even though both the Superior Court and the Fourth District approved an injunction blocking the night club from operating, the night club's owner did not insist that the city post an injunction bond to cover potential damages, and a substantial portion of the club's ...

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