article_snippet: Now Humayun Akhtar is in a protracted court battle with builder JDN Properties, who Humayun Akhtar says have left Humayun Akhtar financially ruined and emotionally broken.
article_snippet: Humayun Akhtar successfully won a settlement against JDN Properties in 2011 for $7.4 million on claims the company defrauded Humayun Akhtar by cutting corners on soil beneath the foundation that wasn't strong enough to bear the house.
article_snippet: However, the company recently won an appeal of that decision.  
article_snippet: JDN Properties argues  JDN Properties tried to get Humayun Akhtar to let  JDN Properties repair the home before the damages worsened.
article_snippet: JDN Properties argues  JDN Properties tried to get Humayun Akhtar to let  JDN Properties repair the home before the damages worsened.
article_snippet: Humayun Akhtar successfully won a settlement against JDN Properties in 2011 for $7.4 million on claims the company defrauded Humayun Akhtar by cutting corners on soil beneath the foundation that wasn't strong enough to bear the house .
article_snippet: Now the case will be seen before a New Jersey jury, which will decide if  JDN Properties knowingly defrauded Humayun Akhtar.
article_snippet: : The builders recently won an appeal and now the case is set to go before a jury .
highlights_snippet: Humayun Akhtar won an initial $7.4 judgment but the house has since been successfully appealed by the builders and will now go to a jury trial .
  