Category: Arborist Expert Witness
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Appraisal Expert Allowed to Opine on Just Compensation
This case concerns an alleged taking of nearly eighteen acres of real property within the bounds of the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District (“LAILD”) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. CMP owns property within the boundaries of the LAILD in Jefferson Parish. As part of the Rosethorne Basin Lafitte Tidal Protection Levee Project, LAILD entered CMP’s property…
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Arborist Expert Witnesses’ Opinions on Tree Removal Safety Admitted
On December 9, 2021, Plaintiff Darryl Everson was driving in Montz, Louisiana, when he claimed that Defendant David Rugg (“Rugg”) negligently felled a tree along the roadway. The Plaintiff contended that the tree landed on his car, causing injuries to his back and neck. Additionally, Plaintiff alleged that Rugg was employed by Defendant Romesberg Trucking…
