Riverman Orchards Pty LTD v. Hayden
Reference :
VSC 379
Complaint date :
August 3, 2015
Status :
Final judgment
Place of jurisdiction :
Australia, Victoria
Plaintiffs types :
Farmers
Plaintiffs names :
Tony Caccaviello
Defendants :
Individual
Lawyers for Health and Environmental Justice :
Howard Chait, David A Klempfner, E J Batrouney
Case nature :
Criminal court
Type(s), Product(s), Active substance(s) :
Herbicide, 2,4-D, Glyphosate, Metsulfuron-methyl
Requests :
Final damages claim of $6,543,626.10, plus $704,587.66 in interest included the cost of rehabilitating the land, Mr Caccaviello's loss of grape sales, the cost of re-establishing the vineyard and the future loss of grape sales while the vines regrow.
Name of the Court :
Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
Jurisdiction level :
Decision date :
June 28, 2017
Decision nature :
Positive
Decision content :
The plaintiff recovers from the defendant the sum of $6,543,626.10 for damages, and the sum of $704,587.66 for damages in the nature of interest to the day of judgment.
Legal basis :
Court Ruling :
Summary :
The plaintiff is seeking damages for negligence and nuisance claims arising from herbicide damage to vineyard.
Scientific references :
No scientifice reference for this case.