Appellate Court orders new damages trial in Taft High School shooting case

Appellate Court orders new damages trial in Taft High School shooting case

A state appellate court has ordered a new trial but only on damages for the breach of duty to defend in a decadelong dispute between the City of Taft and the Taft Union School District.The case stems from a 2013 incident where 16-year-old student Bryan Oliver brought a shotgun onto campus and shot classmate Bowe Cleveland. Cleveland was seriously injured and survived.Later that year, the victims family sued the school district in Kern County Sup…