Bedbug Chasers: Infestation Lawsuits Lucrative

A Maryland woman, Faika Shaaban, won a record bedbug infestation lawsuit of $800,000 after renting an apartment from a landlord who failed to disclose his little bedbug problem. Cornelius J. Barrett’s foreknowledge of the problem coupled with his tenant’s suffering and loss of property gave the jury ample reason to punish the landlord.

[Her attorney, David] Whitney, has more than 75 bedbug cases, nearly all in Maryland, and said he's turned away hundreds of potential bedbug clients in the past two-and-a-half years.

"You are going to see a rapid growth of bedbug claims over the next decade. There are enough lawyers who are getting trained so that people will be able to find lawyers, so that people will find a way to get relief," said lawyer Tom Campbell of Birmingham, Ala., who advises other lawyers.

So there. Ambulance chasers, medical malpractice chasers, now bedbug chasers. Lots of money out there.

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