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Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//September 18, 2023
Builder misrepresented home status to buyers — $675,000 verdict
Virginia Lawyers Weekly//September 18, 2023
Type of action: Fraud in the inducement
Name of case: Goossen v. Infill by Design, LLC
Court: Fairfax County Circuit Court
Case no.: CL2021-16093
Tried before: Judge
Name of judge or mediator: Judge David A. Oblon
Date resolved: 6/5/2023
Verdict or settlement: Verdict
Amount: $675,000
Attorneys for plaintiff: David E. Bateman and Daniel M. Rathbun, Fairfax
Description of case: Builder/contractor fraudulently induced purchasers to purchase a home by misrepresenting the existing status of building and occupancy permits for the property and concealing the existence of a stop work order issued by Fairfax County.
Plaintiff’s counsel David E. Bateman provided case information.
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