Lawsuit filed by Merced County flood victims moving forward

MERCED COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The suit filed by Merced County flood victims against respective authorities agencies is moving forward.

The suit is implicit the flood that devastated parts of Merced and Planada successful 2023.

On Tuesday, the justice issued a tentative ruling to proceed with this lawsuit.

The flood victims accidental assorted authorities and section agencies, similar the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, are liable for the floodwaters.

The lawyer representing the victims claims the CDFW knew astir the incoming tempest and held up the licence process for repairs on water and streambeds.

The CDFW argues they person nary liability.

The adjacent proceeding successful the lawsuit is simply a presumption league successful precocious July.