Lawsuit Regarding High School Oil Well Dismissed

A Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge dismissed 12 separate lawsuits, brought by the law firm of Erin Brockovich, alleging that an oil well operated by the Beverly Hills School District on Beverly Hills High School grounds caused cancer among school alumni. The lawsuit, had received a great deal of publicity when it was filed in 2003.

FOR THE RECORD:
Beverly Hills lawsuits: A story in Thursday's California section about a judge's dismissal of lawsuits brought by cancer patients against Beverly Hills and its school district incorrectly suggested that Sempra Energy still owned a Century City power plant near Beverly Hills High School. Sempra Generation, a Sempra Energy subsidiary, sold the facility earlier this year. However, Sempra Energy retained responsibility for defending lawsuits in this matter. Art Larson, a Sempra spokesman, said the facility provides heating and air conditioning for buildings in the area but does not produce electricity. It is, therefore, not a power plant, he said.