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Quicken Loans LLC has sued a Florida company, alleging that it did not supply promised personal protection equipment during the height of Michigan's COVID-19 pandemic.
The lawsuit was filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and demands a jury trial.
At the heart of the lawsuit is the Detroit mortgage giant alleging that it contracted with ProBalance Inc. to purchase 100,000 N95 masks that it would then supply to metro Detroit hospitals. However, Clearwater, Fla.-based ProBalance — which manufactures a brand of protein waters — ultimately sent lower-quality masks and still owes Quicken Loans $192,500, according to the lawsuit.
As Crain's reported at the time, Quicken Loans and other companies tied to billionaire Dan Gilbert sought in...