I’ve never seen evidence like this before ever. This guy needs to be a dang attorney lol! He came with EVERYTHING baby!

Now when the plaintiff doesn’t give the defendant a chance to fix the problem JM has a problem w/ that but when the plaintiff does give the defendant a chance to fix the problem JM says he should have gotten another AC person to fix it. You can’t win for losing.😩😩

You’re damn if you give them a chance to fix it, damn if it’s a long time and damn if you don’t 🙄

This one was tough. The plaintiff had all his evidence I don’t understand how he didn’t win!

She annoys me when she interjects every 2 seconds they can’t complete a full sentence before she interrupts.

I normally agree with the judge but not this time. In previous cases she’s said that you have to give them a chance to fix it, and HE DID! More than enough time smh Defendant should’ve paid up!

The plaintiff did everything right and had all of his evidence, he is well spoken and didn't act nasty towards the defendant.

I was hoping the plaintiff would win, he seemed to be very prepared, and I thought the print out from the electric company was the proof he needed. It's unfortunate that even after the plaintiff communicated ongoing problems, the "experts" didn't check all the possibilities, but just one - the freon. If they had been more thorough, it may not have come to this. It does sound like the defendant gave him some discounts, but I think he should have paid a portion of the bill.

Checking the refrigerant should’ve been the top 3 things done. This defendant doesn’t know what he is doing

The defendant stated, 'FPL are not technicians & they just guess & automatically tell customers to check the heat strips.' That said, if the defendant has that knowledge, as he IS a technician, then why didn't he himself check those heat strips when the plaintiff called him multiple times, BEFORE the FPL bill grew to over $600.? Since he ignored the plaintiff's calls for help, and failed to do his 'technician' job, for so long he should bear the added electricity costs.

Her verdict 👎🏾plaintiff should’ve won the case

What a patient man!!

If he would of got someone else to fix it she just would have said well you didn’t even give him a chance to fix it

I disagree with the judgment. I feel bad for the plaintiff. He seems genuinely victimized. 😅

She kept stating hire someone else money don’t grow on trees 😩

I always find it irritating when a professional says that the client should have asked about the problem, that the professional didn't pick up on, yet the client is NOT the professional, they are, so they should be able to see if all is OK and if not, do a diagnostic, not just hope for the best. And with the plaintiff's evidence the judge asked the defendant 'convince me otherwise' I don't think he said anything convincing and yet she found in his favour WHY?...

When you hire an expert to work on a broken ac/heat system, and he fails to fix the unit, and is contacted multiple times that the unit is still not perfoming properly, then the expert should be held liable for the consequential damages. It's not like the heat strips are some seperate system. I the tech didn't realize it on the initial call, they should have realized it on the call back.

I had the same issue with my AC, also in SFla. We had our AC repaired and it ran constantly but never got cold. We called the repairman back and he immediately figured out that the heat was also running and was able to quickly fix it. This isn’t a hard diagnosis and the defendant is just bad at his job.

Another wrong decision. The problem was misdiagnosed from the beginning. An icing evaporator is not due to the motor that was replaced incorrectly. Low refrigerant is caused by a leak. Nothing else. The heat strips were never involved until the unit was repaired. So by logic the repair caused the duplicity if the air-conditioning and heating is operating at the same time. Or it was the original problem in the first place. Although it would not just go away. The judge could afford the implementation of outside experts who can give her the knowledge necessary to make a proper determination. Time to start getting smarter before rendering verdicts.

He should have gotten something because what if he had another person work on it then he can't figure out who did the wrong things to it smh that's stupid

Happy Tuesday y’all 🎉

It seems to me that if you're a professional, someone hires you to fix something, you do the repair, and the customer calls you back a day or two later to let you know it's still not working -- that's the point where you do a thorough diagnosis to figure out exactly what is wrong. You don't just keep guessing, replacing one thing after the other. Auto mechanics do this too. "Oh that wasn't it? Okay let's try this then . . .". No, I want you to figure out what is wrong and fix it, not just keep guessing until you finally guess the right thing. Maybe that's impossible? It happens so often though and it's so frustrating, because as the customer, you're dealing with an item that stays broken for a long time.

I feel like this is a lesson that every homeowner learns the hard way.

Not at the end yet but no A/C repair should have the electricity bill through the Roof once it’s fixed!

I've had a similar issue. I immediately turned off my AC to save electricity. However, the defendant should've noticed on his 2nd visit after installing the motor. The heat was running in tandem with the air. It's a super easy to notice & fix to dismantle the heat strip. However once you dismantle the heat. You'll have to reschedule a return visit to reconnect the heat; or just replace the motherboard to fix the issue all together. I think the AC guy should've paid a small portion. While the large majority was the plaintiffs responsibly.

He probably didn't move right on with a second company bc he was trying to get the people he ALREADY paid to fix it to come out and mend the issue. I don't think it's fair he lost or that he lost on part of the basis being he could've called a different company. Well he called this company. And they didn't fix it. Idk. Maybe Idk what I'm talking about. Lol

After the Plaintiff notified the defendant it wasn't shutting off he should have been out to find the problem. That dragged out way too long. The defendant is his air conditioner fixer for cripes sake. He wanted it fixed. FL is hot 🥵🔥.

Oh man! I feel the plaintiff’s pain!!! No coolant! No coolant!! Mine was a new install in July and all the coolant leaked out but my ac guy never bothered to check. I had no ac during a very hot summer. He blamed the thermostat but it never cooled my house. It never stopped blowing because it never reached the set temperature. So obvious. And he never listened to me either!! He blamed everything else but it was his shoddy job and an inferior product. He actually put a brand new one in. Charged me, too. Oh man this brings back bad memories.

I think the plaintiff should have won this case and has at least some of his bill paid by the defendant. Def disagree with the outcome here.

The judge is wrong on this one. All he needed was freon. The guy messed things up and made it worse , and charged him for something he didn't need.

Seems like milians approach for certain folk is to see how she can NOT let them win any money. 😒😏

Sounds like the defendant should have fixed all the problems. Not just one.

Hey good morning peeps lol let's get into it much love from palm beach county Florida 🥰

A half a$$ job, only finds half the issues? You wouldn't take a car in for an inspection, and expect that they only check some of it? The initial inspection should cover what's obviously needed and include an estimate for what else could still cause the problem, if the issues persist?

The repair man was a liar about calling licensed tech support inept in their assessment of his repair. They checked and found out the heat strips was placed wrong and that is what cause the AC part of the Heat and air to keep running nonstop. He is no expert and needs a different day job, since he does not know what he is doing and is not licensed.

Judge : Mr Commack? Him : Ko-mac Judge : OK Commack Plaintiff : so mr Commack... Lmfao

"Constant Cooling"??? Literally. The air conditioner never shuts off. Talk about living up to your name.

I don't agree with this judgment. If I heard correctly the defendant stated the motor that he fixed was at the top. Then later it was determined the heat strips were at the top, so he could have possibly damaged something. The only thing the plaintiff should have done, in my opinion, was bring a statement from another a/c person, or one he could have called to refute the defendant's statement, because he could have said anything. The judge or the plaintiff know nothing about how an a/c works or its components.

I guess the only way to win in this case would be after the repair man came back the second time and it wasn’t fixed. Hire a new repair person and sue the old one for the new bill. 🤷🏽‍♀️

Holy crap, judge was 100% wrong, What more did he need to provide, blood, child....BS

First time I've ever disagreed with the honorable Judge! This guy went through hell & was a lot nicer than I would have been. This guy got screwed royally. No justice here.

JM was wrong on this case, the print out from the electric company was proof.

I TOTALLY disagree with the ruling. What else could the plaintiff have done?

JM was wrong on this case the defendant should’ve paid a small portion of the bill

Once again, another home owner who loses by owning instead of renting. If I have a problem with my AC, I call property management and it gets fixed (or I get to withhold rent).

I am not a fan of Judge Milian's believing another professional is going to give you a sworn affidavit, as a witness that another professional, did shotty work that caused you to require, calling them, for one if it doesn't concern them, they are not going to get involved, most people do not like being involved, with anything concerning the law at all, or they will ask you for money to do it, but most won't do it. because it also opens them up to civil liability, in case the other company decides to retaliate, so most just will not go there, she should stop asking for that as proof, SMH

I don’t think I’ve even been this early lol good morning from Cali my peoples court fam ❤

The defendant is 100% correct

Can we talk about how the company is called “constant cooling” 😂

Everyone saying she said give them a change to fix it and then saying get someone else to do it. Yea but at some point you have to stop the hemorrhaging! If the man wasn’t doing it to your expectations get someone else and sue him later.

Wouldn’t u use more refrigerant if its continuingly running ? I think the situation is wrong- it’s a bunch of circle ig paying me pay me pay me- I think the ruling was wrong! I always agree w/ her but not this time!

Really its runny non stop and you think something wrong and you don't pop the circuit breaker?

I've worked on an HVAC system and there are installations I came across that had me shake my head, WHY???. I've witnessed an install and commented to the installer; how can the unit be serviced after you're done. His reply to me was, that's not my problem.

Very informative and prepared plaintiff , which is rare. I feel that the plaintiff was also very responsible, and that also is a rare occurrence. I also feel the defendant could have been more responsive and I feel a bit better trained on A/C repair. Sadly I feel it was a bad verdict.

The Judge got this one wrong.

I might have just shut the A/C off when the house air was cool enough, called another repair company and just use rotary fans to circulate the cooled air until the unit was fixed. It's an inconvenient but inexpensive way to keep the electric bill down in the meantime.

I disagree with her on this one !! he should have own ... To call some one new is just starting all over and the guy gets paid for not doing his job right !! And if he broke some thing than he would fix it for free .... that is why you try and get them back to resolve what they did wrong !!

The defendant's voice sounds exactly like Jimi Hendrix ❤

Should have just bought a new ac

He could’ve called someone else long before incurring a high electric bill…and he could’ve cut the unit off while noticing a malfunction.

Colorado Springs stays hot for 2 or 3 months out of the year. Open your windows at night bring in cool breeze.

The issue here is : was the defendant negligent in leaving and not making sure everything was fixed . 3 different things in different places were broken: 1. Evaporator motor , 2. Insufficient Freon for n the compressor , 3. Heater strips staying on. The plaintiff contends that he should have stayed longer and check everything to make sure everything is working. The defendant says , we fixed the main thing we found broken. Call us back if there are other issues. To make things more complicated , the costs to fix on both cases would end up being the same. Additional parts and labor for each fix . Just the issue is the time involved while the ac is running and racking up kWh. This one is a close call on the judgment for who should pay for those kWh. I am inclined to say the plaintiff , because if the defendant never showed up to fix anything, would he be responsible to pay the kWh for not showing up? No.

I have had the same problem with my AC. The technician that came out to fix the unit kept on mid diagnosing the problem. I eventually got the unit fixed correctly. I had to bite my tongue to keep from calling that technician every explicit known to man.

A high Ass electric bill and the fact that he had the electricity bill to show how the bill shot is from that point on dude is horrible at his job 😩

This case piss3d me off. The defendant got over but karma will handle it….

I do not agree with JM on this one!!! This man had everything he needed

This was a great case and both litigants presented themselves impeccably and very informative, particularly being a home owner in my estimation.

Plaintiff is a liar and I’m glad he lost. The letter says the A/C MAY NOT be cooling properly, but he reads it as “IS NOT”. Don’t trust people who do that

I disagree with the Judge ruling I think the ac person messed up

I feel like the spiked chart really should have allowed the plaintiff to win his case. Plus, the judge always says you have to give people a chance to right their wrong, so it makes sense that he wouldnt call another company when hes already invested money in the defendant to fix the issue! Unfair!

Judge was wrong on this one. This repair guy was negligent at best!

They should of checked the level of refrigerant before any repair and after. They improperly troubleshooted. They basically drove a car without oil.

He had EVERY PIECE OF EVIDENCE NECESSARY and she STILL screwed him! She's such an embarrassment. How do ppl THIS STUPID become judges?

The judge was wrong in this one wow

Sounds like to me he got a bad sequencer.

Granted Fpl has pumped up their fees. I went from 120 to 320. But there's no way that came from fees

This lawsuit is not about the ac issue at all, it is about publicity. Thats why his shirt had a logo on it.

The plaintiff did good I felt he had enough papers to make his case. If anything the defendant could've paid half of the electric. I don't see why JMM didn't rule it that way.

He should have called someone else

This wasn't a case of a slimy business owner trying to be paid for shoddy work. It's unfortunate that the plaintiff experienced these set of circumstances, but the business owner is in no way liable for the result of those circumstances when there was no error performed on their end that contributed to the problem.

Pay the man.

How about checking the thermostat

Judge M's one of the best looking women for her age I've seen.

I think the Judge was wrong. The plaintive did all the right things. He constantly called, even got ignored for a time. Plaintive was giving him a chance to fix the issue ( remember he doesn't assume to know what's wrong ). If he went with another company the AC person would had sad you should of had called me so I can fix my work. So then the contract would have been voided. Molan should have at least made him to pay half.

So basically the repairman didn’t do his due diligence.

This was an interesting case. I believe the plaintiff could have won if he had brought an expert witness.

She’s so wrong here!!!!

in theory, it's the correct state. In reality, some states are pro plaintiff, some are pro defendant. If you ever are a person with a beef against a company, try to sue in Mississippi....they almost always find for the plaintiff. (at least that was the way 10 yrs ago)

This ain't right at all. That's my girl but even the blind can see the ruling is insane.❤

The AC guy is wrong, when you fix ac you need to check the differential between the temperature entering and temperature going out, if the temperature is greater than 12 degrees some thing is not right

Too poor to be so fussy

AC techs charge a ridiculous price for Freon always get a second opinion before paying for it. I had one place say we had none in our unit wanted to charge hundreds got a second opinion and it was a dirty coil not Freon. Don’t just trust these companies.

I would have just bought a new unit.

what was the temp in the apartment? maybe that's why the unit didn't shut off.

That is why I watch Judge Judy, as much as I want to like this one, I just don't agree with her rulings.

Now wait a minute First the plaintiff said the AC wasn’t starting bc the condenser froze over.. then he also said that the ac was on but wasn’t cooling Then later he said his issue was that it wouldn’t shut off?? He needs to get his story straight

Who tf keeps their a/c on 80°

I feel so sorry for both gentlemen, the plaintiff and the defendant, they seemed very nice people. I feel that both were in the right, but like Harvey always says "you just have to tip the scale a little bit to win 51-49"

😂WHAT WAS THIS? 12:06🥸

They already posted this case