The Law Office of Adam S. Lambert

PENN MILL LAKES PROPOSED CLASS ACTION

LAST UPDATED August 24, 2011

RICHARD GRANT, ET AL (PROPOSED CLASS ACTION)
VERSUS
SUN CONSTRUCTION, LLC, ET AL.
22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY
NO. 2008-11535, SEC. “I”

CASE ISSUES & AREAS OF LAW:
Class Action Suits
Property Rights
Subdivision Engineering
Drainage Issues

NEWS AND EVENTS

• We recently brought in our expert to assess the situation on the ground.  He reviewed the entire subdivision and took quite a few photos and measurements for his final report on the problem.  Discovery is ongoing and we are still preparing for the hearing on class certification.

• We received a great deal of information from our Sunshine Act Requests to the Parish.  We have been reviewing it and sent it to our expert for analysis.  We are waiting on his second report, which will be submitted soon. 

• PLEASE DO NOT STOP RECORDING INFORMATION ON ANY FLOODING EVENTS FOR US!  The rainy season is coming soon and we want to make certain that we know of every event in the subdivision.  Please continue to send your photos, videos, and event logs.

• We have been very busy gathering and reviewing information from the public records regarding the drainage plans, construction plans, hydrology studies, elevation maps, and other records relating to the design and development of the subdivision.

• As part of our process of assessing the amount of damages owed to the class members, we need to get in touch with any present or former homeowner who is in any of the following groups.  We are asking for this information purely for the purposes of assessing home values in the neighborhood under various circumstances.    PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW ARE IN ANY OF THESE TWO GROUPS OF PERSONS:

1. Anyone who has re-sold a home in Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision.

2. Anyone who has purchased a home in Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision from a previous homeowner (i.e., not directly from the developers). 

• New easier to remember web address.  We have redesigned our website.  The Penn Mill Lakes page (this page) now has a new and much easier to remember address.  To navigate directly back to this page, simply type in www.lsulawyer.com/pml into your Internet browser.

• Click here to read our expert’s initial report. 

• You can read the defendants’ expert’s report here.  You can also read the defendants’ expert’s cover letter.

• Please review the reports and email us with ANY comments, concerns, whatever.  Also, please continue to keep us updated on the goings on in the subdivision, including any flooding problems which are still occurring.  Your photos and input are of great assistance, both as evidence and as evaluation tools for our expert.  Keep those photos and videos coming!

• As always, if you would like us to send you notices of meetings and/or important events in the case via email and/or regular “snail” mail, please contact Mr. Lambert.

 

ABOUT THE CASE

• Purchasers of property in a newly-built subdivision suffered serious drainage issues which impeded access to their homes and affected their property values. 

• The class alleges that the drainage system in the subdivision was poorly designed and poorly built and the entire system needs to be redesigned and rebuilt.

• Mr. Lambert, along with his co-counsel, Maurice LeGardeur, Louis R. Koerner, Jr., and Emery Voorhies, filed suit on behalf of all of the homeowners in the subdivision to compel the subdivision developers to remedy the drainage issues and restore the plaintiffs’ property to full use.  

• The class has not yet been certified and we are currently looking to speak with anyone who was or is a homeowner in the Penn Mill Lakes Subdivision.  If you own a home or lot in the subdivision, please contact us today without charge or obligation to discuss your options.

• We have received several emails from homeowners in the subdivision regarding the drainage issues on their property.  We are pleased that homeowners are checking the website and keeping us informed.  The information and support you have provided has been invaluable to us.  Remember that this is YOUR suit and we are fighting for YOUR property.  Your assistance and input is necessary, welcomed, and much appreciated.

• IF YOU ARE A PRESENT OR PAST HOMEOWNER IN THE PENN MILL LAKES SUBDIVISION, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO CONTACT MR. LAMBERT ABOUT THIS CASE.

 

 PLEADINGS & ORDERS OF THE COURT

 You may need to sign up for a FREE Adobe Acrobat.com account in order to view the PDF documents linked here.  You do NOT have to open a paid subscription.  The free account will allow you to view (and share) these documents online.  Still, if you do not wish to do sign up with Acrobat.com, you may contact Mr. Lambert to have any of these documents emailed to you

• Read the Original Class Action Petition filed by us on March 20, 2008.

• Read the Memorandum in Support of Motion to Certify Class filed by us on June 6, 2008.

• Read the Dismissal of Clarendon America Insurance Company’s federal suit.

• Read the defendant’s expert report and cover letter.

• Click here to read our expert’s initial report. 

 

PROGRESS OF THE CASE

• We are moving forward with discovery and depositions have been scheduled. 

• We have made arrangements to fly our expert hydrologist in to examine the subdivision for his detailed second report.