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Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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Yard waste fire went out of control

CINCINNATI — A landscaping company in Ohio did not secure summary judgment in its dispute with a homeowner’s insurer, which sued the landscaper for negligence after the landscaper burned yard waste on the property, which spread to the house and damaged it. Expert testimony supports this theory, and further factual disputes preclude summary judgment on the claim.

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