Jury awards $8M in shoddy construction suit, but case was settled first

A jury handed down a nearly $8.7 million verdict in a shoddy construction lawsuit over a Dania Beach apartment building, though an attorney in the case said claims had already settled during the trial.  A Broward County jury determined AHS Development Group and Resia Construction were negligent and violated the Florida Building Code in a seven-story development, The Palace at Dania Beach at 180 East Dania Beach Boulevard, according to the verdict issued on Friday.  Real estate investor Guillermina Dawson’s trust bought the 144-unit property for $38 million in 2018, a year after Resia Construction and AHS Development completed development.  […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.