If you've ever had problems with a money-pit home, Troy Polamalu and his wife Theodora can sympathize. In 2009, the Polamalus paid $4.75 million for a palatial, six-bedroom, 6300-square-foot contemporary home in La Jolla, Ca. According to the Los Angeles Times in a story by Neal J. Leitereg, the home has been sold for $2.5 million after recent years of legal action in which the Polamalus sued a construction company which had filled-in soil behind the Polamalus' house to create a larger backyard.
After the added section of the yard collapsed into a canyon located directly below the property, the Polamalus filed a $7.5 million lawsuit against the construction company and other parties. In June 2014, Polamalu and his wife were awarded a settlement of $4.25 million in punitive damages, according to records of the San Diego County Superior Court.
But don't worry; Troy and his family aren't homeless because they own a home in Wexford, Pa., which they purchased in 2005.