City Compensates Homeowners
Firm wins large monetary settlement for homeowners
A group of seven neighbors sued the city of Chicopee based on the City's liability in not preventing a known 30 year old dumping practice in the ravine behind their homes. The dumping resulted in erosion of the slope of the land, illegal water pooling and instability in the foundations to their homes.
After seeking help from numerous attorneys and law firms and being told they had no cause of action, Attorney Raipher D. Pellegrino determined there was a violation of the wetlands act. He theorized that each day the material or fill was still in the ravine behind the homeowners' homes, there was a new tort and the statute of limitations had not run out. Of the seven members in the original complaint, two withdrew for fear of retaliation from the city. On the eve of trial the lawyers for he City contacted Attorney Raipher D. Pellegrino and a sustantial settlement was reached.
Result: The settlement was unique in that it offered each home owner a cash settlement and a 50% reduction on their assessment of property taxes for life, resulting in very large sums. After trying for so many years to protect their personal investments, they had finally prevailed with the creative aggressive approach used by Attorney Raipher D. Pellegrino. The settlement triggered a response from the two property owners who had withdrawn from the suit and they subsequently hired Attorney Raipher D. Pellegrino and Attorney Raipher D. Pellegrino filed a new lawsuit against the City and again was able to obtain substantial settlements for his clients.
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