Lawsuit Contesting Tejon Ranch Ownership Dismissed

Tejon Ranch Co. TRC announces that Federal Court Judge Oliver Wanger of the Eastern District of California yesterday dismissed a lawsuit that claimed, among other things, that the U.S. Department of Interior had failed to recognize the legitimacy of the Kawaiisu Tribe of Tejon and its claim to ownership of the 270,000-acre Tejon Ranch in California. The lawsuit was originally filed in November 2009 after the County of Kern approved development of Tejon Mountain Village, a joint venture of Tejon Ranch Co., the landowner, and DMB Associates, Inc. The court had given attorneys for plaintiff David Laughing Horse Robinson several opportunities to amend and revise the complaint before issuing its ruling.