Linza v. PHH Mortgage
Jul 23, 2014OUTCOME: Jury trial netted a $16.2 million verdict. Judge later ruled for a $158,000 judgment against PHH Mortgage.
In July 2014, according to court records, a Northern Calif. jury found for the Plaintiff, Mr. Linza, awarding $513,000 in damages and $15.7 million in punitive damages against the Defendant bank, PHH M ... ortgage, for proceeding with the intention to harm Mr. Linza and send him into foreclosure despite a mortgage modification that had been in place since 2010. On Oct. 27, 2014, the Honorable Steven W. Berrier, Yuba County Superior Court judge, issued his decision in favor of Plaintiff awarding $158,000 against PHH Mortgage for its misconduct during the modification process.
