Sunday, March 28, 2010

Ex-NFLer, Family Win $150K Jury Award In Premature Foreclosure Lockout Case; "Trashout" Firm Accused Of Dumping Trophies, Sports Momentos In Landfills

In Forsyth County, North Carolina, the Winston Salem Journal reports:
  • A Forsyth County jury awarded about $150,000 in compensatory damages to a former running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and his family, who filed a lawsuit after their family home in Davie County was foreclosed on and some of their possessions were dumped in landfills.

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  • The case involved Chris Perry, who grew up in Davie County and was a standout running back at the University of Michigan, and his mother, Irene Perry. In 2008, they, along with two others, sued several businesses and people, including Jerry W. Blackwelder, GRP Financial Services and Triad Residential LLC. They alleged in the lawsuit that the defendants took items, including trophies and other sports paraphernalia that Chris Perry had gotten throughout his athletic career, and threw them into landfills in Davie and Davidson counties.

For more, see Forsyth jury awards damages to former Cincinnati Bengals player and his mother.