Zoning, Planning and Use
Mar. 2, 2010
Landslide Litigation:The True Cost Of That View
With volatile weather patterns placing more slopes at risk, Tom Salinger of Rutan & Tucker says finding the right expert is the first step in landslide litigation.
By Tom Salinger
When Jack Martin began rebuilding the small cottage he bought in Malibu's Las Flores Canyon, he did the work himself. Over evenings and weekends, he spent years painstakingly creating a dream home for his wife and her elderly mother. But in the winter of 1998, even his best attempts at covering the steep slopes surrounding his property with plastic and sandbags couldn't save his home from destruction by a landslide. Like many hillside areas in Los ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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