Tag: Noise
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Real Estate Expert’s Use of the Sales Comparison Approach is Permissible
Residents near a biomass power plant in Madison County, Georgia, owned and operated by the defendants, allege that the plant’s noise, vibrations, light, smoke, and soot are negatively impacting their property values. They have filed nuisance and negligence claims. The Defendants are challenging the admissibility of the Plaintiffs’ expert witness, real estate appraiser Kenneth Cantrell,…
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Preventive Medicine Expert Witness’ Testimony on the Air Quality Admitted
A district judge in Kentucky found the testimony of preventive medicine expert reliable while ruling on the Plaintiffs’ state law tort claims. Plaintiffs Mark and Deborah Brackett (the “Bracketts”) and Doug Coomer (“Coomer”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) own properties in Clementsville, Kentucky. Defendant Columbia Gulf Transmission, LLC own a natural gas compressor station (the “Compressor Station”) adjacent…
