| Property Damage Verdicts & Settlements | Click on case name to purchase report | |
| Verdict & Settlement Disposition | Description | Case Name |
| $6,860,000 | Residents of 13 city homes claimed workers broke water main, causing their homes to sink and/or collapse. Defendants blamed each other. | Hatzioannides v. City of NY Queens Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 673/02 (3/3/08) |
| $1,000,000 | Homeowners alleged pool-service crew emptied 12,000 gallons of water into home's crawl space, damaging foundation. Defense claimed damage stemmed from structural defect. |
Horton v. Palos Verdes Pools Inc. Los Angeles Co., Calif., Super. Ct., No. YC054401 (1/7/08) |
| $854,320 | Couple claimed low-flying jet caused vibrations that cracked their home's concrete-block walls and caused leaks. Defense contended house was poorly constructed. | Ferranti v. Allstate Insurance Co. New York Co., N.Y., Sup. Ct., No. 602269/04 (7/2/07) |
| $665,000 | Bad installation of satellite-TV dish let water into bedroom, caused mold infestation, homeowners alleged. Defense claimed mold's effects were exaggerated. | Randlett v. Direct TV Michigan Macomb Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., No. 02-3346-NI (7/6/07) |
| $152,500 | Plaintiffs alleged developer didn't perform erosion control before clearing nearby property, causing water to enter their home. Defense claimed no causal link. | Maccaronne v. Lenox Construction Group, LLC Fulton Co., Ga., Super. Ct., No. 2006CV113118 (10/15/07) |
| $117,000 | Trailer-park resident claimed neighbor's excavation work caused landslide that damaged trailer. Contractor contended landslide was not related to its work. | Drover v. Ed Nicholson & Sons Lumber Co. Inc. Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. C. P., No. GD-05-031866 (11/15/07) |
| $30,000 | Plaintiffs' neighbor had landscaper remove or drastically prune seven trees on the plaintiffs' property. Parties argued whether plaintiffs had granted permission. | Schlosser v. Lofaro Suffolk Co., N.Y. Sup. Ct., No. 12404/04 (3/14/08) |
| $25,000 | Horse-farm owner let contractor dump clean fill on the farm, but some fill allegedly contained building debris. Defense claimed other contractors were responsible. | Zolynsky v. Joba Construction Co. Wayne Co., Mich., Cir. Ct., No. 06-630652-CZ |
| Defense | Bad aluminum-siding installation led to leaks, homeowners claimed. Contractor produced expert who called installation one of the best he had ever seen. | Galvan v. Seamless Siding & Windows of Ohio Inc. Lucas Co., Ohio, Ct. C. P., No. CI2003-04751 (3/28/08) |
| Defense | Couple claimed utility abused right of way by clearing 88,735 square feet of their property. Utility claimed it removed vegetation that threatened an overhead power line. | Spyra v. Allegheny Power Allegheny Co., Pa., Ct. C. P., No. GD-05-010421 (1/16/08) |
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