Chesapeake Airport noise harms home value; jury awards no damages

George and Margaret Osipovs sued the Chesapeake Airport Authority in 2004, contending that traffic and noise from the airport caused a drop in the value of their home. Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Randy Smith agreed, ruling in 2007 that the value of the Osipovs' property had been harmed. On Friday, a jury in the case awarded no damages. 

The Osipovs plan to appeal the jury's decision. More than a dozen similar lawsuits are pending against the airport.

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Posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 - 10:05am