Thursday, April 14, 2011

Georgia Soldier Scores $20M+ Jury Award For Getting Mortgage Company Jerk-Around From Loan Servicer

In Columbus, Georgia, the Ledger-Enquirer reports:

  • A federal jury awarded a Fort Benning soldier more than $20 million [last month] in a case against Coldwell Banker Mortgage -- an amount the plaintiff’s attorney called necessary to get the company’s attention.
  • Jurors in the case of David Brash v. PHH Mortgage Corp., doing business as Coldwell Banker, deliberated for about six hours before ruling in Brash’s favor. During the six-day trial, jurors heard that Coldwell Banker improperly reported Brash, 29, to credit bureaus which led to a “serious delinquency” on his credit report, that it refused to answer his questions or correct his account and damaged him emotionally, physically and financially, his attorneys and court documents say.
  • The jury was aggravated as to how he was treated,” said Charlie Gower, an attorney who represents Brash. “I think the jury was just very mad because they were attacking David Brash the soldier and basically calling him a liar.”

For more, see Jury awards Fort Benning Sergeant $20 million (Federal jury penalizes mortgage firm that falsely pursued loan delinquency).

See also, The Huffington Post: Jury Awards Homeowner $21 Million In Mortgage Lawsuit.

For the original lawsuit, see Brash v. PHH Mortgage Corporation.

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