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Article: FEAR OF LAWSUITS GETS EXPENSIVE IN CLARK COUNTY; VANCOUVER CANCHEER COUGARS IN ROSE BOWL
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- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
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- November 25, 1997
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The Columbian
11-25-1997
One of the less publicized checks written by Clark County government this year was for $889,000, to settle a lawsuit out of court for an automobile accident in which the county apparently did nothing wrong.
In 1990, the young driver of a Ford Escort rounded a curve north of Battle Ground and hit a tree. The driver and three young male passengers escaped serious injury; the fourth passenger was unbuckled and, terribly, became a quadriplegic at the age of 15.
The driver’s insurance company and Ford Motor Co. settled for more than a half-million dollars. The county didn’t appear to be at fault; the curve of the county road met all ...
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Article: BATTLE GROUND EYES TRAFFIC IMPACT FEES
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... ... works director-city engineer. Battle Grounds proposed traffic impact ... relatively high. Evan Dust, a Clark County transportation planner, said the ... Clark County Fairgrounds area. Battle Grounds proposal, as written ...
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