SCUBA DIVER SUES MONTEREY COUNTY - 11/04/10 M.L.
A SCUBA DIVER IS SUING MONTEREY COUNTY AFTER CLAIMING SHE BECAME SERIOUSLY ILL FROM CONTAMINATED WATERS OFF LOVERS POINT. THERESA RAGLEN CLAIMS THE COUNTY DIDN’T POST PROPER WARNING SIGNS, HOWEVER, THE COUNTY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT, SAYS SIGNS WERE PUT UP 5 DAYS BEFORE HER DIVING EXCURSION. RAGLEN IS SEEKING GENERAL AND SPECIAL DAMAGES, COMPENSATION FOR LOSS OF EARNINGS AND OTHER COSTS.