Don't Get Between California And Its Avocados - Court OK's Inverse Flooding Claim

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Don't Get Between California And Its Avocados - Court OK's Inverse Flooding Claim

A short one from the California Court of Appeal, Shehyn v. County of Ventura Public Works Agency, No. B337452 (Feb. 20, 2025). Bottom line: the court reversed the trial court’s demurrer, which had dismissed a flood inverse claim. Good news, the owner gets to press its claim.  The plaintiff here is the owner of a commercial avocado orchard. The complaint alleged that sediment from the County’s water district damaged irrigation pipes on the owner’…