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City attorney announces jury verdict finding City of Miramar not liable in property-owner lawsuit
Summary
City attorney told the commission a jury found the city not at fault in a recent lawsuit over sewer issues; staff attorneys were credited for the trial work and the city reported no liability verdict.
The city attorney reported to the commission that the City of Miramar concluded a jury trial earlier that day in which the city faced a claim from a property owner. After jury deliberation, the city was found not to be at fault.
The city attorney thanked staff attorneys who worked on the case, specifically naming Mark Williams and citing expert explanation of the city’s sewer system to the jury. The attorney said the lawsuit sought several hundred thousand dollars but that the jury returned a verdict in the city’s favor.
No additional case details, case number, or the property owner’s name were provided in the summary to the commission.
