Brad Pitt Reaches $20.5 Million Preliminary Settlement Over Homes Built for Katrina Victims

Four years after the lawsuit against them was initially filed, Brad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation have reached a preliminary settlement with plaintiffs over homes built for Hurricane Katrina victims in New Orleans, Louisiana. Pitt and the foundation have reached a preliminary settlement agreement, which still needs to be approved by a judge, of $20.5 million, according to court documents seen by The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, in the lawsuit accusing them of defective design and building practices, breach of contract, and fraud. Even though only six homeowners are actually named in the lawsuit, Make It… Read Full Article