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 :

Link to the 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.