91 Homeowners Settle Bad-Construction Suit
A group of 91 homeowners won a $4-million settlement Friday in a lawsuit alleging shoddy workmanship during construction of their homes.
The plaintiffs alleged that J.M. Peters Co. and its parent, Capital Pacific Holdings of Newport Beach, used faulty construction methods for the $500,000 single-family homes at the Huntington Place development near Bushard Street and Atlanta Avenue.
“The homes had leaky windows, leaky wooden decks, cracked stucco and also structural problems,” said Thomas E. Miller, an attorney for the homeowners.
The settlement was reached in arbitration and approved by Orange County Superior Court Judge Raymond J. Ikola, Miller said. The payout averaged more than $30,000 per homeowner, he said. The company could not be reached for comment.
The settlement also guarantees $1.5 million more should the homeowners fail in their lawsuit against two subcontractors, Miller said. Trial in those cases is set March 4.
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