RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) – Settlement of a civil suit against Verizon Wireless stemming from alleged environmental violations will net Riverside County more than $1 million in penalties and fees, it was announced today.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, a lawsuit filed following a years-long investigation that began in 2019 was resolved pretrial, culminating in Verizon Wireless, which is under the proprietorship of Bedminster, New Jersey-based Cellco Partnership, agreeing to a $7.7 million payout to the plaintiffs. Along with the Riverside County D.A.’s office, those in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties joined in the action, as well as the Office of the City Attorney for Los Angeles.
The case was heard in Orange County Superior Court, where the settlement was formally signed by a judge on Jan. 2…