Slip-Sliding Away

Your Feb. 19 article on houses in Mission Viejo that are sliding down a hillside states: “Experts say it is nearly impossible to predict a slide, and nearly as difficult to determine who -- homeowners, builders, geologists or cities -- should be held responsible when one occurs. Still, homeowners often turn to the courts to sort it all out.”

A perfect example of our litigious society. Never mind that hillsides have been sliding since the beginning of time, now somebody must be at fault.

Michael Baker

Laguna Hills