Lake County subdivision residents worry over $4.1M jury award in dispute involving cable, phone

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Lake County subdivision residents worry over $4.1M jury award in dispute involving cable, phone service


When Evelyn Wilson moved into her gated community in south Lake County more than 13 years ago, the cable reception on her TV was so fuzzy it was unwatchable, and the home alarm system didn’t work.

“We would try talking on the telephone, it was crackling or nothing,” said Wilson, who is now Groveland’s mayor. “It was the worst, because nothing worked properly.”

Such frustrations and similar ones experienced by other residents spawned a years-long legal saga involving the homeowners association for what is now called Trilogy Orlando, a 55-and-over community, and the company hired to provide the cable, internet and telephone services.

In June, the stakes escalated when a judge agreed with a $4.1 million jury award to the company at the heart of the discord. That prompted the homeowners association to quickly declare bankruptcy, but the tactic may not save residents from being on the hook for their share of the judgment.

Read more: https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-ne-groveland-cascades-lawsuit-cable-20190726-xjwtmuyqerdixg4xogydeos56i-story.html

[lpbk2713]

1. So the judge thinks it's okay for them to provide inferior service?

I know he would think differently if it was at his house.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Who was the judge?

Maybe one of those scavenger types that finds a way to profit from his job?