Legal

Sheldon Marsh Sues for $44.48M Over Alleged False Land Claim That Blocked St. John Solar Project

Sheldon Marsh, part of St. John's Marsh Family currently engaged in a difficult lease dispute with developer Summer's End Group, has filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Connecticut accusing Virgin Islands attorney David A. Bornn and St. John developer Christian Loranger of orchestrating a false claim to Marsh family land on St. John—an action Marsh says clouded title, derailed a planned solar project, and cost millions. The complaint, lodged on September 10, names Mr. Bornn, Mr. Loranger, VIElectron LLC, and Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C. as defendants and demands a jury trial. According to the filing, Mr. Bornn—then serving as Senior Counsel at Marjorie Rawls Roberts, P.C.—and Mr. Loranger advanced a narrative that an oral purchase agreement for a portion of the Marsh family’s property existed as of April 2023, and that a $4,800 payment made on April 3, 2023 constituted purchase consideration. Marsh counters that the payment was for historical survey materials only, and that s...