According to the complaint, "Each of the defects were either known to exist by the defendant during the course of construction or should have been known to exist by the defendant through the exercise of reasonable care and after reasonable inspection during the course of construction." “The builder argued that the condos were “fine” and that any defects in the complex were isolated or insignificant.”
The jury award does not include punitive damages, which might also equal to a hefty amount.
Read more of the original story in the Durability and Design post here.