Jury clears Lake Oswego man in landslide that destroyed downhill neighbor’s home

The Bazzaz family demolished what was left of their home in the summer of 2009 after a landslide slammed into the back of the property.

The Bazzaz family demolished what was left of their home in the summer of 2009 after a landslide slammed into the back of the property.

The downhill neighbors were suing the uphill neighbor for $2.5M, claiming he ‘girdled and removed trees in the area and redirected stormwater that contributed to the landslide’ which demolished their million dollar dream home. But the jury wasn’t buying it, and the they found 9-3 that the man was not at fault. [Source: OregonLive.com. Image: YUXING ZHENG/THE OREGONIAN]