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December 6, 2016

Water district sued over fatal mudslide

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two sons of an Oregon woman who died when a mudslide tore through her home last winter seek nearly $10 million in a lawsuit filed against a Florence couple and a utility district.

Stephen Miller and Keith Eldien allege the Heceta Water People's Utility District failed to properly maintain a water line that runs beneath a road. They further assert that a couple who lived nearby failed to take steps to prevent landslide dangers.


 
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