A victim has been awarded a settlement after allegations of battery while in custody at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a $150,000 settlement to the plaintiff of the case, John Warner, after allegations of a false arrest and battery by a deputy in Santa Clarita. “While being booked into custody at ...

A lawsuit has been filed against the William S. Hart Union High School District and a former Canyon High School basketball coach, alleging four years of sexual abuse of a student. The suit, on behalf of an unidentified victim who was a minor at the time of the reported abuse, is against the Hart District, Coach Jeremy Haggerty and 60 ...

A door-to-door salesman won a lawsuit last week after a jury found a police officer wrongfully detained him at gunpoint when he went to a Santa Clarita home in 2015 to sell a security system. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Omar Segura, 37, of Stevenson Ranch, was awarded $750,000 after a ...

A Canyon Country couple recently settled a lawsuit filed against Kohl’s and a pressure cooker manufacturer after one of the devices exploded and left the wife with serious burns. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In the lawsuit, Gene and Bridget Iovino named both Kohl’s Department Stores Inc. and Maxi-Matic USA Inc. ...

Past lawsuits and legislative attempts by charter schools and the school districts that govern them prompted a state auditor’s report released Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The report suggests legislative action to address concerns the state found with oversight and school operations themselves. Here’s a link to the summary of ...

After his father, John Phippen, was killed in the Las Vegas shooting, Santa Clarita resident Travis Phippen has filed a lawsuit against the gunman’s estate. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Phippen is represented by Santa Clarita attorney Richard Patterson, founding partner of the law firm Owen, Patterson & Owen in Valencia. ...

A Newhall restaurant owner accused of sexual harassment is scheduled for another pretrial hearing in May. Get live news updates about Santa Clarita by following KHTS on Facebook and KHTS on Twitter Sam Albert Gardian was charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery and two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery in connection with the allegation, according to officials from the Los ...

Updates with response from FCA US A Santa Clarita law firm is part of a complaint seeking “an easy fix” to millions of Jeep SUVs that could have saved dozens of lives, KHTS AM-1220 learned Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The suit against FCA US, which owns Jeep, claims the carmaker’s ...

The former campaign manager who accused Assemblyman-elect Dante Acosta of sexual  harassment via email is now suing Acosta for defamation due to his response to the accusation. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The suit was brought forth by Jennifer Van Laar, who made the sexual harassment accusation privately in June in ...

A Newhall business owner is being accused by an employee of sexual harassment, and was charged with four counts related to an alleged misdemeanor sexual battery at the owner’s restaurant. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Sam Albert Gardian was charged with two misdemeanor counts of battery and two misdemeanor counts of sexual ...