While Cottrell awaits trial in Delaware County on January 2016 felony criminal charges relating to his actions as a home renovation contractor on a project for a Drexel Hill (PA) family, he and contractor John Kelly are also co-defendants in a civil lawsuit by a another Havertown (PA) customer.Vince Cottrell (aka "Vincent Edward C.") and John Kelly (aka "Butch" and JD Kelly Corp.) have been defendants in a lawsuit filed in August 2016 by Jeff Marmon. This Havertown homeowner alleges fraud, negligence and unfair trade practices and demands a jury trial in Delaware County:
Customers who know Gerety, Cottrell and the rest of their crew from when they were identifying themselves as BuildTrend would probably recognize many similarities to Marmon's story about Cottrell, Kelly and co: foreman changes, failure to pay subcontractors, demands for additional money, threats of breach of contract, mechanics liens, denial of accountability and position at the company when the project ultimately goes wrong, etc.
Full proceedings in that case including the latest responses and motions are here:
As cases mount, victims who never saw their renovations started or completed are saying this doesn't look like poor business management by the contractors... Rather, this looks more and more like a deliberate business strategy to collect funds and NOT do the work.
This Blog and the blog owner has been served with a subpoena in the state of California - those who comment or add to false slander against Vincent Cottrell will be held defamation liabel
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