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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Here's a twist: southern Oregon man sues Forest Service for not cutting a tree

The government is accustomed to being sued for cutting down trees on its national forests. But this week, a southern Oregon man filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service and a logging company for not cutting a tree. Bert M. Fernandez, of Prospect, says that on Feb. 3, 2008, he was driving on Crater Lake Highway when a 32-foot white fir fell from the Rogue River National Forest and smashed into his work truck. The tree crushed the truck's cab, causing permanent injuries to Fernandez's head, clavicle, spine, neck and shoulders, he alleges in a personal injury lawsuit filed Monday in Medford's U.S. District Court. The suit says the government marked the tree for removal, because it was either diseased or presented a danger to passing motorists...read more

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