HomeMy WebLinkAbout7087 - Civil Action Against Certain Automobile ManufacturersRESOLUTION N0, 7 0
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH AUTHORIZING THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO REPRESENT
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH IN A CIVIL ANTI -TRUST
ACTION AGAINST CERTAIN AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS
WHEREAS, the Attorney General of the State of California
is considering the filing of an action on behalf of the State of
California and the cities and counties of the State against
various automobile manufacturers, on the basis that said manu-
facturers have conspired together to retard the research, develop-
ment, manufacture and installation of motor vehicle air pollution
control equipment; and
WHEREAS, this City Council is willing to have the City
of Newport Beach become a party to such litigation and to be
represented by the Attorney General;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Attorney General
of the State of California, or any of his authorized assistants
or deputies, is hereby authorized to take such action on behalf
of the City of Newport Beach as in his discretion may be deemed
appropriate in the preparation, filing and prosecution of a civil
anti -trust suit for damages and other legal relief against any
automobile manufacturers which appear to have conspired to retard
the introduction of smog control devices in the State of California;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this authorization includes
the authority to settle such litigation on such terms as the
Attorney General, or any of his authorized assistants or deputies,
may deem appropriate, and to delegate to the City of Newport Beach
its proper and equitable share of any sum recovered as damages,
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excepting the amount of attorneys' fees, costs and expenses
incurred by the Attorney General as determined or approved by
sothe court, whether by settlement, trial or otherwise.
ADOPTED this 13th day of October, 1969.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF NE ORT BEACH
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