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Real Estate/Development,
Civil Litigation

Dec. 26, 2017

Park La Brea tenants awarded $3.5M in bedbug suit

A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury awarded $3.5 million to 16 former and current residents of the Park La Brea Apartments Dec. 15, finding the 4,200-unit facility’s management liable for damages resulting from a bedbug infestation spanning several years.

Park La Brea tenants awarded $3.5M in bedbug suit
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LOS ANGELES — A superior court jury awarded $3.5 million to 16 former and current residents of the Park La Brea Apartments, finding the 4,200-unit facility’s management liable for damages resulting from a bedbug infestation spanning several years.

Encino attorney Brian J. Virag, who represented the plaintiffs and said PLB Management knew of the problem as early as 2008, claimed the Dec. 15 award was the largest bedbug verdict in U....

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