Making a Real Mess of Things

[@LawsonPatterson]

“Now we’ve set the tone.” Translation; now we know you’re obviously willing to say anything you think will make your case better.

[@LeeoGoneWild]

Yup, exactly. No one gets a referral from a friend that stated it was an ok job… that’s for sure

[@JeffCoHale99]

Yep. What a stupid thing to say. My friend said they weren’t that good so I hired them!

[@bnellaniyah]

JM: Who cut this...a puppy?!!!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@Nomadicninjas]

I wonder how often she apologizes to friends and family over his anger issues.

[@34stzoo]

2:15 At this point the plaintiff's creditability hit the floor for me.

[@LiteralLaw]

I bet that husband spends a lot of time not happy. 😳

[@SToNEYx-_]

Don’t we all

[@tat2masheen]

The wife is lying. She just doesnt want to keep hearing her husbands flappin gums about it!😊😊😊

[@forestgrump4723]

From the way she kept saying she’s always in the basement… I get the feeling they’re separated and she has a mother in law suite in the basement.

[@nyasiarowe8771]

The puns gets me every time 😂 tb “taking a customer for granite “

[@janiewolf117]

Dat wat we mericans deow wid ebry day

[@spacecase8791]

I freaking love the puns 😂, maybe a little too much lol

[@judyelmer2257]

Jane wolf you need to learn how to speak n write English

[@janiewolf117]

@@judyelmer2257 I'm not sure I wrote what you are speaking of but could u send me a copy. If not, I'll understand.

[@janiewolf117]

@@judyelmer2257 I'm not sure what you are referring to but please embelish

[@DaUrbanCowboyPastor]

What folks are failing to realize, the cabinets were brand new. No one wants patches over something new. The cabinets need replacement

[@Czarina888777]

You’re delusional if you think they deserve new cabinets for the cuts to the sinks. The granite installer are right, what they removed wasn’t going to interfere with the structural stability’s of the rest of the kitchen. And perhaps replacement of the sink cabinets but not the rest.

[@miotch8225]

Judge said cuts would need to be made regardless. So no, they're not going give them completely new cabinets if they're going to get cut anyway

[@bunji_beans]

The installers had to pay for damages. In order to get the amount of new cabinets, the plaintiffs needed to prove that the cabinets could no longer be used. They can get new cabinets if they want, but that doesn't mean the installers have to pay for it.

[@spacecase8791]

I happen to agree with you. If I had brand new cabinets and a company desecrated them because of their mistake, I would be super upset.

[@traceyaz125]

💯 %!

[@2BOLD4U]

"Why did you do that?" "I don't know." Then points to the other guy. 😂😂😂

[@Tucker-vy9lp]

His wife 100 percent said do what needs to do

[@westsidetommie]

Definitely

[@KitaHolms]

Pretty telling she's always in the basement with a husband like that lol 😂

[@hnoel3130]

The wife isn't being honest about giving them the OK... However they cut the cabinets horrible

[@randys6220]

She stayed in the basement. LOL.

[@34stzoo]

As a person that's done minimal woodwork, I can honestly say these items can be repaired. If that was my cabinet and I needed to repair that unprofessional cut, I could repair it. But if it's a new install of cabinets and were damaged by an idiot, I would want new cabinets!

[@jessetaylor7951]

14:56 The look on Kurt's face when the defendant says 'Hi Harvey' to him... 😭😭😭💀

[@anonuser4806]

😂

[@kycutecool5891]

He said "Hi how are you" xD

[@alyssakaye9329]

I thought he called him “howie” lol

[@VashtiPerry]

😂😂😂

[@michellehawkins1027]

That was def. "Hi, how are you?" .

[@britta3]

“Hi Howie how are ya?” 😂😂😂 first of all, it’s Harvey and second he’s talking to Curt 💀💀💀

[@clarissalowery9629]

Not "Howie" 😭😭😭😭 I'm dying

[@kerrissarebekah3287]

Yoooo I fell off laughing at your comment lolololol

[@JloveLamar]

He said, "Hi, HOW ARE YOU?"

[@thanumgaming]

Most of those pieces of wood are the pieces from the 2 drawers that come standard in a sink cabinet. Only the face plates from them are used, as the sink sits below and behind where the drawers normally would be. I love how neither party knows that. However, yes, that cut out was done by a 2 year old. YIKES!

[@riggamorrischan]

Why is the wife always in the basement? 😭😭 like I’m starting to get concerned lmao

[@manthony777]

That's what David Ellis said

[@mamathemeat]

Cuz there is a kitchen dumb dumb

[@8eastk]

maybe u live in the west coat (used to live there) in the midwest where basement is common, they use their basement as the main living room. it like having a 2/3 storey house

[@ericastevens8881]

Dude with the glasses don’t want to look like a fool so he says it was a guy with me..🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mrsm2932]

Right? First he said he cut it then he could tell JM was getting mad and he changed it to the guy he was with lol

[@skeetsneufeld6305]

And makes himself look like a BIGGER fool!!!

[@theresadimaggio7241]

First off, the platiff seams really stupid. His friends said the defendant did a terrible job and the platiff went with it anyhow?. So dumb.

[@David-wo9un]

His friend never said that; the defendant was clearly recommended.

[@Mel-jo6bg]

Plaintiff*

[@ajajohnson7984]

@@Mel-jo6bglol 😂. It was difficult reading the comment and plaintiff was spelled incorrectly twice!

[@catherinesisk4369]

The look on Curt's face when defendant called him Howie.

[@blessedtobealive]

😭😂

[@mekhahboohunter5694]

🤣

[@mikebastoni4490]

The plaintiffs wife new they were going to cut the stove top. She trying too play I'm a girl card

[@tamekadavis6641]

What a bad job

[@randyholloway920]

This is why you hire a professional designer or contractor to oversee the entire job. If you cheap out and piecemeal the job and try yo coordinate yourself, then you can up like this, with drop-ins, cooktop stove, sink, etc that are too wide or deep to fit the cabinets you bought. The cheap becomes expensive. I bought my cabinets, countertops aall from the same company and had them install everything. No problems. Then they don’t let you buy items that won’t fit together.

[@steelwheels327]

They wife looks a lot younger than the husband!

[@David-wo9un]

And waay too hot for him.

[@randys6220]

@@David-wo9un A little too wide to be "hot".

[@sandwichman100]

i thought it was father and daughter

[@kitaboo2245]

@@randys6220 lol

[@thomasskodzinsky3255]

trophy wife

[@Geronimo2Fly]

That was incredibly shoddy workmanship. Too bad the plaintiffs didn't have a professional come in and write a statement or an estimate for fixing/replacing the cabinets. I don't get how so many plaintiffs think they can just claim how much something is going to cost, or how much something is worth, with zero evidence. Happens all the time with People's Court.

[@masterbates7016]

What's the deal with the way Judge Milian was treating the plaintiff's husband she kept making Jabs about him beating his wife like oh you're in Striking Distance. And then when he was going to talk she cut him off and said not to talk she seemed like she was mad at the husband from the get-go

[@manthony777]

Because he began with a lie that he was referred by a friend who wasn't happy with the job.

[@Nameless_mixes]

When you begin your case by lying to the judge, then you’re off on the wrong foot. The judge is now skeptical of everything you say moving forwards.

[@The_Real_Mier]

You can’t be for real if you think the Judge could possibly mean the ‘Striking Distance’ remark seriously! It was already clear that the hubby was not happy with the actions of the wife within this process and that he had been quite verbal about that towards her. THAT what that comment was about. Secondly: When the Judge wants to hear a (partial) testimony from the wife, the husband should not interfere and lead the wife into saying what she is supposed to say according to him. That’s not rocket science either. When you add to that the fact that the husband started off his own testimony with a lie (that was immediately caught by the Judge!), then you want him even MORE to keep his mouth shut when the wife is supposed to give HER version of events. Don’t try to find things Judge Milian didn’t do in an attempt to discredit her and even (indirectly) aim to accuse her of wrongdoing in her Courtroom! That will make you look like a fool! ….As it did!

[@Anglynn74]

striking distance doesn't mean you're beating someone, it's a saying. has nothing to do with physical violence. are you a millennial or something???

[@cjn7790]

She is a modern woman,hates men.ive heard her lecture one man because he worked and the wife stayed home,it was strange,if you notice she has to emasculate every man on the show .I use to like her but can't stand her,she is so full of herself, always bragging on herself.Her courtroom has the feel of chaos.Wasnt surprised to see her husband was light on his feet. She is cruel. She has a mental illness.

[@24blunt]

she is afraid of her husband and he don't let her do anything but tend to the kids. all she does is stay in the basement, lady you need to grow up or stand up to your husband

[@kyoto32001]

proof please!!

[@elvickRULES]

Just because you’re alone and miserable doesn’t mean you should project that on everyone else. You don’t know anything about them

[@24blunt]

@@elvickRULES U sound stupid, u dont know them either and she says i stay in the basement. what LADY of the house dont have an input on what is done to their home. she couldn't even answer the judge when she asks her do you know what they were doing

[@Nomadicninjas]

My thoughts exactly.

[@modernretroradio993]

03:04 ... Judge Milian's sarcasm is the best!

[@Pinkblueflowerlady]

Is JM ok she been little spicy upset during 2 episodes 😂. People can make you upset easily.

[@traceyaz125]

These episodes are years old

[@contessahinson]

Lol who cut this a puppy ? Then her shock face lol

[@tiendaphillips8738]

"Hi Howie!" 😂 Curts face killed me.

[@JloveLamar]

"Hi, how are you" is what he said

[@TammieR-B]

Would have been funnier if he called Doug "Howie"🤣🤣

[@elvickRULES]

Kurt…

[@sandwichman100]

how sad the wife did the 'oh im just a girl what would i know' bit

[@questioneverything8572]

They're strong, independent and equal when it benefits them but then are naïve, fragile flowers when it benefits them. Can't have your cake and eat it too.

[@CharisToTheWheeler]

Right, just say that’s not my lane.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

How did these defendants ever, EVER, let this get to court? How did they think they were going to win? Did they not know that even after being served papers, they can call up the plaintiff and settle out of court?

[@manthony777]

Then what would you watch on TV ? ajajajajaja 😂

[@BobBlumenfeld]

@@manthony777 There are plenty of TPC cases that are arguable, but this idiot of an installer plainly butchered the job. The only arguable point was how much the plaintiffs deserved as compensation. Maybe that's why defendants let it go to court.

[@georgesebastian6306]

The installer was clearly at fault for the botched cooktop and $1K was ample compensation for that. As for the rest the plaintiff is a noodge. I'd go to court for $4K.

[@adammiller9179]

They won 4/5 thousand dollars from what the plaintiff wanted. There was no settling with them.

[@mzdrea9468]

The defendants were right to not settle. The plaintiff asked for 5k. The defedants paid 1k. The plantiff was overreaching and you don't make agreements with ppl like that. You let a 3rd party handle it

[@FenderBender5150]

LOL This Plaintiff is a miserable person. The cuts that he is freaking out about are underneath the stove where you probably don't even see them. But whatever.

[@georgesebastian6306]

The installer was clearly at fault for the botched cooktop and $1K was ample compensation for that. As for the rest the plaintiff is a noodge.

[@bitterscotchLove]

Thanks for the new word noodge, I looked it up and the plaintiff is definitely a noodge

[@nunyabiznes3901]

I don’t think you’ve purchased cabinets lately. $1000 won’t even cover two of the 4 cabinets, and it definitely won’t cover the cost of removing the granite and replacing it.

[@LissyVee]

@@nunyabiznes3901this was from like 2015.

[@timeframehq]

Pretty wife. He’s lucky, he married up😂

[@randys6220]

She is pretty wide though. Need a treadmill in the basement where she spends her time.

[@lashundavis156]

The judge is so nosey😂😂😂

[@rosemaryraburn6114]

On our behalf 🤣

[@jimh4167]

As a retired electrican. Any modifications. Would have required a signed change order

[@manthony777]

Auntie Fee had a beautiful kitchen. The granite was well done.

[@KrazyVideoChick]

You know what... at time Judge Milian is SCARIER than Judge Judy.. LOL... I'm only a few minutes in and she is ripping into EVERYBODY.. LOL!!

[@jaja-cg9yd]

I'm obsessed with the defendant's sweater.

[@iamkeranicole]

“Guys you’re out of Gas”😂😂😂😂😂

[@doggone317]

used to install tops. Not unusual to have to cut up a cabinet cause customer changed mind and got a different sink or cooktop. Not unusual at all. Option is to reorder kitchen cabinets.... Have made customers do that too.

[@David-wo9un]

The plaintiff lying right off the bat should be an automatic loss; there is something called perjury.

[@somebodywatchin]

The defendant’s devil horns! 😀

[@leofredette19]

He sounds Shady " My friend saidhe did an OK job "

[@arianefr78]

The judge has such double standards, if that was her kitchen, she would expect a completely new kitchen that had not been cut to pieces, yet for the plaintiffs she says 'here's $1000 that should do'. For what, it's not like you can stick back on all the pieces of wood they cut off, and it looks terrible...

[@TheAray6]

But the issue is she has to do rough justice because he needs a cabinet person to come in and testify that the cabinets need to be completely replaced. And as a judge/lawyer she would have got all of her cabinets redone because she would have had that evidence.

[@elvickRULES]

They had no evidence of anything dude.

[@Thisismyhandle423]

Exactly. Judge Judy would’ve just given the $5000 instead of splitting hair. Milian asks like the money is coming out of her pocket when it’s the show that pays for it

[@billmoran3219]

No she wouldn’t, remember her dads a contractor so he could have done the work for her. Better yet she talks so much about her family being in construction I would be surprised she doesn’t do it herself. The way she bangs that gavel and blow s hot air would be perfect for setting nails and drying paint...😝

[@Brandi.Alexandria]

​@@Thisismyhandle423the show does pay the winner tho lol

[@sophieandwayne]

The cabinet warranty is void and they were brand new!

[@lizzetteramirez8305]

“Whatever, here we are “ 😅

[@Classyslimes]

The wife looks like his grand daughter!!! Lmfao 😂

[@clairiebee]

I love her hair but I hate the ways he calls her litigants 'honey' and 'sweetie'. Personal thing, I know a lot of people don't care. :P

[@markpolice3585]

It's very condescending.

[@lynn1505]

I agree. It's not very professional. I despise it when people I don't know call me honey or sweety. It is very condescending.

[@olderandwiser5916]

I used to do that at work to female & male, all ages, all everything and in 15 years I only had one complaint, and he went all the way up to corporate. He whined like a little 🐈. It was dismissed, but the idea of it killed me. 🤣🤣🤣 I'm pretty sure you guys wouldn't have even noticed it if I said it, it went so quick and built into a sentence structure and it went very respectful.

[@MsSparklesNGlitter]

That woman in the crowd outside is so right. I'm entirely useless when it comes to any renovations/fix it up jobs around the house. That is exactly why I married a master electrician and carpenter.

[@Channel-JJ]

Do you live in Utah? 😊

[@crystalshaw8744]

@@Channel-JJ Lmbo

[@MsSparklesNGlitter]

@@Channel-JJ I'm lucky enough to be married to a guy who is both a master electrician and carpenter. Very useful around a house.

[@Channel-JJ]

@@MsSparklesNGlitter Now I'm disappointed I was looking forward to a new reality TV show, Two Tradesmen and a Wife or Brother Husbands. 😊

[@CharisToTheWheeler]

Same I delegate that out.

[@Channel-JJ]

What a bunch of clueless contractors.

[@janiewolf117]

IDK but the word contractor starts with those 3 little letters that spell the word we are all afraid of which is "Con."

[@ladiecawthon7396]

Bring expert testimony or affidavit saying what previous contractor did was incorrect and corrective measures must be taken. 🌹

[@PaleRyder747]

Next time plaintiff tell them you will inspect the work yourself before paying them, leave your poor wife out of it 😮

[@BreadnButtuh]

I adore her even if she hides in her basement suite lol

[@forestgrump4723]

Honestly with how the wife is saying she’s always in the basement and she has a cooktop down there… does anyone else get the vibe they’re separated but staying under the same roof for the kids? Wife moved into a mother in law suite in the basement?

[@JenniferF2882]

Wow that company (in CT) is subpar according to reviews online 😳

[@ricklacy2485]

He's stupid to say his friend recommended the guys he used but they didn't do a good job and Judge Milean can't believe it. Who hires a professional who does lousy work? Nobody who is sharp and knows how to find repetitable companies. .

[@Gumbii956]

The amount of times I heard "I don't know" is crazy but the husband should have looked at all his options before listening to a friend who WAS NOT thrilled with the work. An "ok job" means ur heading into a 50/50 outcome

[@janetyarborough5792]

Business owners need to care more about the integrity of their business

[@lance.da.legend9837]

The plantiff is beautiful

[@randys6220]

Dude is a little old and gray to be beautiful. To each their own.

[@lisavee4670]

The defendant called Kurt , Howie...🤭 Who's Howie, maybe he means Harvey 🤷.

[@manthony777]

He said " How are you?" 🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@Channel-JJ]

that was priceless

[@jsitzman]

It was definitely how are you in a very strong accent

[@BobBlumenfeld]

@@manthony777 Nope. He clearly said "Hi, Howie."

[@BobBlumenfeld]

@@jsitzman No, he said, "Hi, Howie." Watch his lips.

[@TooLooze]

The recommendation must have come from the installer's relatives. And their basement is probably bigger than my house.

[@LeolaGlamour]

Lol 😂 old dude probably did that but he got embarrassed when she was about to go in.

[@storme526]

Is it just me or does anyone else get the vibe that that husband is crazy controlling??

[@TheAray6]

JM said if you have a husband that’s such a control freak then maybe you should let him deal with the contractors. No if you have a husband that’s such a control freak maybe he needs to make sure he’s takes time off of work to make sure they are installed the way that he likes them. I do believe the wife gave they the okay to cut the cabinets but she didn’t know they are going to butcher them.

[@elvickRULES]

That’s literally the same thing. 🙄 A distinction without a difference “You should stay here” “Um no I’m going to remain in this position” Girl please.

[@TheAray6]

@@elvickRULES no it’s not. If someone is a control freak then you cannot MAKE them do anything that they don’t want done the way they want it done. It’s not up to the wife to say you deal with the contractor. Control freaks have a “if you want something done right you have to do it yourself” mentality. And if he was such a control freak either as implied by judge Milan or by the wife as a defense then he would have been there to watch their every move. Not leave his wife to watch them but not watch them because she is in the basement watching the children. All I’m saying is I don’t think he is a control freak. Because if he was he would have been there.

[@АнтонНикитин-т9р]

Good video

[@joepropsnyc]

Plaintiffs are annoying

[@krystalericalewis]

If this defendant says "basically" one more time.....

[@billmoran3219]

The opening question about the friend who recommended defendant pretty much sunk plaintiff case . His nonchalant attitude set the course and I think he was being just as dishonest as defendant . Cabinets were probably cheap standard size that had to be modified when installed. Defendant did f up and should have just stuck to installing granite top and leave. You want good cabinets then you hire a cabinets maker and finisher, when you order from Home Depot you are going to get mass produced items with shat materials. A real cabinet shop comes in and corrects Irregularities in walls, floors so when it’s installed there are minimum issues with fit. You do it on the cheap that’s what you get. People should have called a real cabinet shop for an estimate to repair what the have there and it would have helped their case. Buyer beware

[@thatsassyrepublican]

It didn’t need to be cut 2 seconds later (SpongeBob voice) Oh absolutely

[@shirleywiese5230]

Oh man. Did you see tattoo face on the street

[@snickersimsocute2438]

Yes…

[@silenthill4475]

i bet she boils asparagus

[@Julie-sl8ul]

The wife needed to ask questions to better understand what's going on.

[@JC-cm9bn]

50-60 year old plaintiff married to a 25-30 year old wife 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@WELCOMETODEADHAUS]

She’s definitely not 25 or 30

[@abbiereynolds8016]

@@WELCOMETODEADHAUS Or anything in between🤭

[@randys6220]

@@abbiereynolds8016 She can't be much older than that with absolutely no double chin showing considering how wide her frame is.

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

Cheap cabinets

[@veritasaequitas9875]

Bad planning.

[@Doc1855]

If a contractor screws up a job and refuses to fix it, Don’t sue them in court. Go after his Bond and Insurance. Once a contractor has a ding on their Bond and Insurance then the Bonding company will refuse to allow them to renew their Bond. Then other Bonding companies will also deny to Bond them, thus forcing the Contractor out of business. His insurance company will raise their rates so high (approximately 400% higher), so the contractor cannot afford the rate increase. The person who filed the claim against their Bond and insurance WILL be compensated for their losses. Therefore the Customer will be paid off and the Contractor will be forced to go out of business.

[@BIGROHAN28]

the wife didn't care about the job just cut a check and get out

[@MountainOrbs]

Does the judge let anyone speak or just talk over them.

[@travis8665]

They dont have to speak much. Its what the law says and thats why the judge has to ask questions. The peoples opinions dont matter.

[@MikeNelli-uq2wl]

lucky to have a wife

[@darrenrexfrancis2538]

This Judge starts speaking in a normal voice ....AND THEN SHE STARTS SHOUTING!!!!!

[@mokkamellb6811]

stop the basically!

[@carriegarcia4173]

The counter top installers should have NEVER cut any cabinets without a written document describing which and what cabinets they needed to cut. If i had brand new cabinets and they got damaged bc of counter top installers yes i would expect them to replace them. I didnt buy them damaged and i dont want repaired bs if i didnt do it.

[@jimh4167]

Problem with home owners is they want things and many times they aren't compatible In this case the cook top was to big for the cabinetts

[@jdh63]

Marry a contractor. Haha! I did and he is a cabinet maker. That was atrocious. It needed to be repaired. If the plaintiff would have had any proof from anyone he would have got the whole amount.

[@msenglish8382]

What's that lady doing with the plaintiff?? He must have money

[@randys6220]

She's way too wide to get someone her own age.

[@Mocharocks9966]

I understand that judge Milian loves ask for a testimony from experts but Every problem the plaintiffs had the defendants would say that they basically didn’t ruin it

[@godofplumbing]

The guy (I'm a lawyer) does not know how a bond works.

[@ten1225]

I mean the cabinets would need to be cut regardless.

[@GoddessPower777]

why does she stay in the basement

[@brittanyblanco7982]

Should’ve gave them 250 😩

[@xman4328]

Never EVER trust a "man" with girly ear rings

[@Monika-bc3dq]

How do you get w good contractor? Have one for a father 😂 I genuinely don't trust anyone else than him to do anything as I saw my firends and acquaintances getting shitty jobs done. Even by people who came recommended. Kinda sucks that I moved out of the country so it is a bit problematic now 😅

[@Zulu2020]

We had marble counter tops with drop in stove top ,sink ,dish washer, electric outlets. company didn’t have to cut anything except their counter top. This sounds like Gypsy brothers company.

[@aliciajaramillo800]

The wife looks allot younger than the plaintiff he’s old

[@stacybstacyb]

Was in business w an ex who was scamming g people. I didn’t know. He installed a water heater that flooded a home and he bolted. My name was associated with the business! It was the end of relationship and the business.