<div>My thinking is if developer had an affirmative duty to disclose the survey, or otherwise inform clients had an ownership interest in the trees, then that failure is tantamount to an affirmative misrepresentation, or fraudulent concealment.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Interpreting RCW 64.12.030 to imply a duty to obtain consent of course.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div class="protonmail_signature_block"><div class="protonmail_signature_block-user"><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Sincerely,</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Michael T. Brinell</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Attorney at Law</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">PO Box 32364</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Seattle, WA 98273</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">Tel. 360.986.6534</span></span></span></span><br></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">CONFIDENTIALITY</span></span></span></span><br></div><p style="font-style:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;margin:0px;"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small">The information contained in this email is intended only for the use of the person or entity to whom it is addressed. This email may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the person whose name appears above, or the person responsible for delivering the email to the addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, distributing or disseminating this communication is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this email message in error, please email the sender at<span> </span><a href="mailto:mbrinell@protonmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">mbrinell@protonmail.com</a><span> </span>Thank you.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br></p></div></div><div><br></div><div>‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐<br></div><div> On Monday, June 22, 2020 12:12 PM, Scott Russon <scott@yatesmarshall.com> wrote:<br></div><div> <br></div><blockquote class="protonmail_quote" type="cite"><div><p>Sounds like a timber trespass claim - see RCW 64.12.030.  Take pictures of the stumps now (if they haven’t already been removed) to preserve the size of trees cut down.<br></p><p> <br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Sincerely yours,</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">SCOTT E. RUSSON</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Attorney at Law</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Yates Marshall, PLLC</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">10000 N.E. 7th Avenue, Suite 200</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Vancouver, WA 98685</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Phone: (360) 449-6100</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">Fax:    (360) 449-6111</span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt"> </span></span><br></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt">STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY: The information in this email and attachment(s) is legally privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the addressee listed
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 to their removal.<br></p></div><div><p> <br></p></div><div><p>Did the developers have a duty to disclose the fact clients owned the trees prior to their removal? Has anyone dealt with something similar? I'd appreciate any insights, thanks.<br></p></div><div><p> <br></p></div><div><p>Michael<br></p></div><div><p> <br></p></div><div><p> <br></p></div><div><p> <br></p></div><div><div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Michael T. Brinell</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Attorney at Law</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">PO Box 32364</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Seattle, WA 98273</span></span></span></span><br></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">Tel. 360.986.6534</span></span></span></span><br></p><div><p style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span></span></span></span><br></p></div><div><p style="background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">CONFIDENTIALITY</span></span></span></span><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt"></span></span></span></span><br></p></div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34)"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt">The information contained in this email is intended only for the use of the person or entity to whom it
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