Sultan Mohamed, founder of Explorer-1 Ambulance Service in Compton, filed a sweeping lawsuit against Los Angeles County through his attorney, Thomas Gruenbeck. The complaint alleges that actions by county officials and others interfered with the company’s ability to operate and compete for ambulance service contracts across the region.
The lawsuit contains 14 causes of action, according to Gruenbeck, including breach of written contract, interference with existing and prospective economic relationships, defamation and civil rights violations under California’s Ralph Act and Bane Act. The complaint also alleges assault, battery and false imprisonment tied to Mohamed’s arrest during an incident involving a patient pickup at a dialysis center.
“Of all the events that happened, the arrest is probably the most significant,” Gruenbeck said, referring to the incident described in the complaint. “But there are a number of other incidents that together form the basis of the claims.”…