Stables Suits

The family of a 9-year-old Orange County boy killed in a horseback riding accident in Palm Springs filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the stable owners, a lawyer said Wednesday. Anthony "Tony" Martinez of Laguna Niguel was riding with his parents, brother and other relatives at the Smoke Tree Stables in the Colorado Desert on Christmas Day when a barking dog spooked the horses. Tony's horse bolted, throwing the boy and dragging him.

The family of a 9-year-old Orange County boy killed in a horseback riding accident in Palm Springs filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the stable owners, a lawyer said Wednesday. Anthony "Tony" Martinez of Laguna Niguel was riding with his parents, brother and other relatives at the Smoke Tree Stables in the Colorado Desert on Christmas Day when a barking dog spooked the horses. Tony's horse bolted, throwing the boy and dragging him.

The San Diego City Council agreed Monday to pay $90,000 to a female civilian police employee who alleged she was sexually harassed for years by a longtime officer working at the police horse stables in Balboa Park. Denise Molina alleged that Officer Larry Triplett harassed her from the time she started working at the stables in 1984 until she took an indefinite leave of absence in August, 1990.

The San Diego City Council agreed Monday to pay $90,000 to a female civilian police employee who alleged she was sexually harassed for years by a longtime officer working at the police horse stables in Balboa Park. Denise Molina alleged that Officer Larry Triplett harassed her from the time she started working at the stables in 1984 until she took an indefinite leave of absence in August, 1990.