Developer Sues JLL For $12M, Claiming It Fudged Numbers On D.C. Project
A doctor who hired JLL claims it manipulated financials and is seeking $12M in damages after selling a D.C. apartment project for a loss.
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Bisnow reports that a doctor who hired JLL to handle a D.C. apartment project is now suing the firm for $12 million, alleging that financial figures were manipulated in a way that contributed to the property selling at a loss. The case centers on whether a hired intermediary presented an accurate picture of the asset's performance, leaving the owner to absorb the downside. It is the kind of dispute that surfaces when one party controls the data and the other must rely on representations they cannot independently verify.
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Source: Bisnow, “Developer Sues JLL For $12M, Claiming It Fudged Numbers On D.C. Project”. Read the original →
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