Court Holds U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Accountable for the Negligence of Its Employees

The California Supreme Court has held that National Parks and other recreational areas will be held accountable if the negligence of their workers leads to the injury of a park visitor.   The decision is expected to have broad implications for such federal entities, which some of criticized for not emphasizing enough safety to their employees.   The case involved Alan Klein, who was riding his bicycle for recreational purposes in a mountainous region of the Angeles National Forest in t