Family in Washington State Receives a $5 Million Settlement After Their House Was Destroyed in a Landslide

The city of Bellevue and a school have reached a $5 million settlement with a Bellevue couple who said the two entities bear responsibility for the landslide that destroyed their house in 2022.

John and Barbara Surdi will receive $3 million from the city and $2 million from Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart. The Bellevue City Council voted Monday evening to approve the settlement.

The Surdis’ home in Bellevue’s Somerset neighborhood was pushed off its foundation during a landslide Jan. 17, 2022, and partially collapsed with Barbara Surdi and her dog inside. The house, then valued at $2 million, was later demolished.

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