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New claim alleges San Bernardino fostered hostile work environment, led to terrorist attack

SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 04:  An I.C.E. agent walks near the Inland Regional Center on December 4, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Law enforcement officials continue to investigate the mass shooting at the Center that left 14 people dead and another 17 injured on December 2.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
An I.C.E. agent walks near the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California. Law enforcement officials continue to investigate the mass shooting at the Center that left 14 people dead.
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New claim alleges San Bernardino fostered hostile work environment, led to terrorist attack

Who’s responsible when a mass shooter attacks?

It’s a question that new claims against San Bernardino county are raising in the wake of the deadly terror attack at the Inland Regional Center on December 2, 2015.

Those claims, filed last week by family members of Sierra Clayborn, an environmental health specialist who was among the 14 killed in the attack, seek damages over $200 million and are the first to suggest the county fostered a hostile work environment.

How does that get proven or disproven? We talk with several lawyers about the legal fallout.

Guests:

Greg Keating, professor of law at USC Gould School of Law

Dr. Park Dietz,MD., MPH., PhD  founder of the Threat Assessment Group, Inc., a forensic and consulting firm focusing on workplace violence and the risk of threats. He has testified and consulted in cases such as the assassination attempt on President Reagan and the Unabomber investigation