Jason Duggar Lawsuit Over Home Repairs Dismissed With Prejudice After He Was Accused of Fraud
Jason Duggar’s lawsuit over home repairs in Benton County, Arkansas, has been dismissed with prejudice six months after he was accused of fraud, In Touch can confirm.
Plaintiff Mark Thompson requested to dismiss the lawsuit against the former reality star, 24, on Thursday, March 6, and Circuit Judge Christine Horwart dismissed the case with prejudice the same day, according to court documents obtained by In Touch. This means that the case cannot be reopened.
The motion to dismiss did not include a reason for the dismissal request, stating only that “each party [is] to bear their own fees and costs.”
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette was the first to report the news.
The lawsuit was initially filed in September 2024 and accused Jason of fraud, breach of contract, breach of warranties and negligence, In Touch confirmed at the time. The TV personality and a second defendant named in the lawsuit, Madison Holding, LLC, have repeatedly denied the accusations.
Court documents revealed that the 19 Kids and Counting alum was the contractor for a three-bedroom house bought by Thompson from Madison Holding for $350,000 in September 2023. However, the paperwork noted that Jason’s “contractor’s license cannot be found on the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board and he does not appear to operate under a valid contractor’s license.”
The documents continued, “The contractor made false representations of material fact to Plaintiff by representing he was a licensed contractor and by representing he was making several of the repairs (e.g., to the roof), or had made repairs to the home in compliance with the addendum and warranty.”
The plaintiff also claimed that Jason failed to complete several repairs that he was required to do by a certain date, according to an alleged contract issued by the TLC personality. This included roof repairs, grout work, drywall repairs, crown molding repairs and filling a “depression” in the yard, among other tasks.
Thompson claimed that “rather than continuing with the needed repairs, [Jason] suggested that he simply pay for them to be done by someone else.”
The court docs further claimed that Jason texted Thompson, saying, “Mark I have a question for you, instead of coming back several times and you getting upset with me and me getting upset with you, what if I cut you a final check for however much you think it’s gonna cost to get these things. [Then] you sign a contract saying we are no longer responsible for any additional fixes on the home inspection repair list.”
Thompson’s lawyer, Andrew Myers, exclusively told In Touch in September 2024 that he didn’t know why Jason and Madison Holding, LLC, were trying to get out of completing the repairs.
“We’ve been trying to get this resolved going on a year now, and it’s been like pulling teeth,” Myers said. “Usually, it’s pretty easy to fix all of this.”
Kristyn Hutson, the coordinator for the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board, also exclusively told In Touch at the time that the license for Jason’s Build Masters Construction company lapsed in September 2023 because he failed to provide the state agency with the necessary financial records.
“They didn’t follow through, and I don’t know why,” Hutson explained. “It’s against the law to build a house without a license provided you are not the one that’s going to live in it. If they are caught working without a license, then they could be fined at least $400 a day.”
Jason hung up the phone when called by In Touch in September 2024.
Madison Holding responded to the lawsuit in October 2024 and denied the allegations, stating that the company “complied with all of its obligations under the contract attached to the complaint and is not in breach.” The company asked for the lawsuit to be dismissed.
In a separate filing that same month, Jason asked to be excluded from the lawsuit and also requested a dismissal, according to 5 News Online. “Plaintiff’s failure to plead facts or attach a signed writing under which defendant Jason Duggar is party taken together warrant a dismissal,” the motion to dismiss read, the outlet reported.
