A federal judge in California slam-dunks a developer who sued a local activist and some Forest Service workers for "racketeering." Then he sanctions the law firm that agreed to bring the case. (Here's the more extensive LA Times coverage, accessible free only via Google News search.)
BTW the location in question -- Fawnskin, California, on the shore of Big Bear Lake outside Los Angeles -- may be the model for the summer resort where Raymond Chandler set his mystery "The Lady In The Lake."
Posted by Martha Bridegam at August 16, 2005 05:33 PM