OK WAKE UP! this place has been quiet long enough.

Of the many trespass cases lately (and southern folks are reputed to be polite--hah!), two involve roots and earth, a topic not covered in the guide. Closest reference I see is on page 80; anyone know of another? ok here goes:

Man owns 27" Liriodendron on edge of property. Builder developing next lot grades a 45 degree slope down from the trunk, taking man's earth and roots and mycorhiza etc. from an area 60' x 0-3' x 0-1.5'along lot line. whoops. Consultant estimates 90 sq ft of earth, roots etc. taken, which takes odds of tree surviving down from fair to poor.

A 5" dia root is cut 5' from trunk, greatly increasing hazard potential to man's house. Consultant C looks at ease with which builder could have built retaining wall and graded much less of tree's support roots away and still had a reasonable use of the property.

C appraises tree w TFM, man presses builder's insurance company for a bond in that amount plus estimated removal cost to be held for five years while the tree grows new roots, seals wounds, and possibly recovers.
Builder is asked to immediately replace earth with comparable mtl, inoculated with mycohiza, slope stabilized and tended to optimize root growth, also prune tree to lessen lean and hazard.

Does this sound like a reasonable way to replace lost roots and deal with this case?
(Case #2 w roots more complex, so I'll wait and see if anyone cares to opine on this one.)
Comments?