Ocean Services Corp. v. Ventura Port District
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GILBERT, J.
An action is brought against a governmental entity. The governmental entity asserts as a defense the party’s failure to comply with the governmental claims statute. We hold, among other things, that through its conduct a governmental entity may be estopped from asserting failure to comply with the claims statute.
We also hold the governmental entity breached a covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
In addition, the five-year mandatory dismissal statute was tolled.
Ventura Port District (VPD) appeals from a $16,971,767 judgment in favor of respondent, Ocean Services…
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