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$100,000 Settlement Recommended For County's Contract Breach

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Drug Testing, Sentencing, Probation, Contractor Liability. Location: California.

On December 14, 2005, the Los Angeles County Claims Board recommended
paying $100,000 to a drug testing firm to settle its breach of contract
suit against the county.

In September 1995 Los Angeles County entered a 5-year contract with
PharmChem to provide drug testing services to the county probation
department. …

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