Lawsuit of the Day

Lawsuit of the Day: Law Student v. Monstrous Gnats and Bugs

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A law student at Case Western Reserve is suing an upscale Cleveland apartment building because bedbugs drove him from 2 units in the building.

Gnats drove him from a 3rd unit before he learned the definition of “insanity” and moved into another building:

In his lawsuit, Joshua Bobrowsky said the blood-sucking vermin in three Reserve Square apartments left him with painful welts and months of psychological and emotional distress. He seeks $142,000 in damages.

Apparently, Cleveland’s bug population is stepping it up a notch:

Robert Friedman, a lawyer for the apartment owners, the K&D Group, said the allegations are being investigated. …

“I represent a number of apartment owners around the Greater Cleveland area, and I can tell you that bedbugs seem to be a recurring issue,” Friedman said. “Certain tenants bring them in and they seem to get around. Unless the management is informed immediately, they can become a problem.”

Yeah, LeBron is totally staying in Cleveland when his contract is up.

More information about law student Bobrowsky after the jump.

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A tipster points out that Josh Bobrowsky’s motives might not be based on a full appreciation of landlord-tenant law:

He’s suing for $142,000 which seems quite excessive at first. But, doesn’t it correlate nicely with the amount of loan debt a law student would have after law school? Hmmm…..

While Bobrowsky does appear to be a bit of a gunner, that alone shouldn’t make us question his motives. According to his resume (which is conveniently located online here) as a 1L he worked a clinic providing free legal advice to the underclass.

Maybe this lawsuit is just a self-teaching exercise, so he can better serve his clients?

Or maybe it’s just an old-school, retaliatory action against landlords who messed with the wrong tenant:

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Last month, however, the K&D Group sued Bobrowsky in Cleveland Municipal Court, seeking his eviction and $1,025 in unpaid rent, plus interest and damages up to $15,000.

The company dropped the case last week, but not before Bobrowsky had countersued, seeking compensation for six months of rent, all his lost property and the pain the bugs caused him.

Come to think of it, I’ve got a few issues with my landlord. I wonder how much Bed Bugs Bobrowsky charges.

Case Western law student sues Reserve Square, claiming bedbugs infested apartment [Cleveland Plain Dealer]

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