Post-Trial Order Upholds $4 Million Judgment Against Developer

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A trial court judge has upheld a $3.2 million jury award and nearly $700,000 in fees for an Ohio couple who accused a developer of failing to correct major construction defects in their new home. Cosner v. Maronda Homes of Ohio Inc.,, No. 06 CV 008278 (Ohio Ct. Comm. Pls., Franklin Cty.).

Franklin County (Ohio) Common Pleas Judge Dale A. Crawford on July 2 rejected Maronda Homes Inc's argument that the evidence did not support the verdict or that Ohio' 2006 Consumer Sales Practices Act should be applied retroactively to limit the verdict to $336,586.47, presumably the …