Jury Awards $36M in Housing Discrimination Case | Louisville News

A Jefferson County jury just handed LDG Development a massive $36.5 million verdict after finding the City of Prospect racially discriminated against them in blocking a senior housing project. The case, originally filed in 2017 against Louisville Metro, claimed city officials blocked “Prospect Cove Senior” because of fears about minority residents — a claim the city denies, saying size, not demographics, was the issue. Despite Metro’s approval, the Metro Council rejected the zoning change in 2017. The jury sided with LDG on five of eight claims, awarding both compensatory and punitive damages. While Prospect disputes the ruling, they say they’ll cooperate as construction begins — and a revised version of the project, now open to all ages, finally got Metro approval in late 2022. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a36b66fd52744f3e