Court Hearing Held on Presentation of Final Orders in Homestead Litigation July 29, 2024 On Friday, July 26, 2024, the parties in the Homestead Litigation (Hillius, et al. v. 18 Paradise, LP, et al) appeared before Judge David Freeman to present proposed findings and orders with respect to the court’s final orders in a case that has been ongoing since 2020. Judge Freeman had issued an oral ruling at a hearing on July 3, 2024, following a two-week trial in May 2024, and the parties returned to court to present proposed orders. After nearly...
Judge Issues Key Ruling in Homestead Case July 5, 2024 Following a two-week trial in May, Whatcom County Superior Judge David Freeman rendered an oral ruling in the Hillius v. 18 Paradise, LLP on July 3, 2024. The decision comes at the end of a hard-fought legal battle that has embroiled the Homestead Farms community in Lynden, Washington for nearly 4 years. The judge’s decision addressed numerous claims and counterclaims of the various parties, including the decision to invalidate certain decision made by MJ Management, LLC the management company that...
MJ Management Wins Major Victory in Homestead Golf Course Lawsuit March 22, 2024 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Whatcom County Superior Court Judge, David Freeman, entered a decision in the case of Hillius, et al. v. 18 Paradise, LLP, et al. that has fundamentally changed the direction of the case. The decision dismisses the class action plaintiffs’ claims for violations of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”) against the Defendants. The court’s decision dismisses a number of parties as defendants and eliminates the plaintiffs’ most significant legal claims in a case that...
MJ Management Seeks Defendant Class Action Counterclaim in Ongoing Homestead Community Litigation October 31, 2023 BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON A major change is expected in the Homestead Farms Golf Course litigation, should a recent filing in the case be granted by the court. On October 23, 2023, attorneys for Defendant MJ Management, LLC filed a motion requesting a change to MJ Management’s pleadings. This request includes an amended counterclaim for a Defendant Class Action to prosecute additional claims against the approximate 600 individual parcel owners in the Homestead Planned Residential Community, a golf course community located in...
LIVE: Homestead Golf Course Litigation Homepage September 7, 2023 A website for the Homestead golf course litigation has gone live! Readers can visit and share the website (at www.homesteadgolfcourselitigation.info) to get informed on the background and facts of the ongoing case, learn about Possinger Law Group’s involvement, and stay updated on future developments. We look forward to sharing the details of this litigation with the public as the case progresses. Possinger Law Group recently appeared in this three-year-long dispute surrounding the Homestead Farms Golf Course and over 600 of...