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Settlement to help CA homeowners taken in by contractor fraud

By Richard Binder

Attorney General Jerry Brown and the Contractors State License Board said Monday they have finalized settlement of a lawsuit that alleged thousands of Californians were overcharged for substandard in-home work.

The settlement with the primary company, SRVS Charge Inc. in Southern California, imposed penalties and restitution of $3 million, the largest judgment in CSLB's 80-year history. Brown said the settlement was finalized March 12 in San Diego Superior Court.

Brown said a months-long investigation by the state found that an average of 6,000 customers a year had been defrauded since 1989. Most were in California, but some were out of state. By statute, damage recovery could be sought only for the past four years.

Full story at sacbee.com.

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on March 25, 2009 (boomark / email).