MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The owner of a defunct Myrtle Beach-based pool company facing more than $500,000 worth of judgments for unfinished and improper work for the first time has responded to a legal claim.
News13 began investigating Christopher Harrington and his Cascade Custom Pools since January after receiving complaints from dozens of customers.
Harrington-letter Download Harrington has refused to speak with News13 and also been silent through multiple court filings, but on Sept. 24 he pushed back against a local construction company that’s suing him for $24,000.
‘He wanted to basically sit back and collect money’: Former Cascade pool employees describe experiences working for company In a letter to the attorney for Bros Prestige Construction, Harrington admitted he’s no longer in business while blaming the Myrtle Beach-based firm for overbilling Cascade on work that was faulty.
“We simply can’t pay for sub par and incomplete work,” Harrington wrote before acknowledging that he has “exhausted all of my resources to successfully fix my business.”
Harrington said Cascade shut down in April.
Several weeks after News13 launched its probe investigation into Cascade, the state suspended its businesses license.
“We no longer operate in this state or provide work. I do not own anything. All leased vehicles and equipment were returned to the dealerships, leased buildings returned to the landlord … I rent my home and do not own a vehicle presently.”
In May, Cascade was ordered to pay $327,000 in damages to SCP Distributors by U.S. Magistrate Judge R. Bryan Harwell.
Cascade has eight pending lawsuits in Horry County and one in Charleston County, court records show. In the latter, a company called Aspire is demanding $186,300 in damages plus other costs.
Meanwhile, the Better Business Bureau said it found 13 complaints over the past year, with none resolved. Cascade has an “F” rating with the consumer advocacy group.
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12 . See more of his work here .
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Savannah Denton joined News 13 in July 2023 as a reporter and producer. Savannah is from Atlanta, Georgia, and is a graduate of the University of Alabama. Follow Savannah on X, formerly Twitter, and read more of her work here .
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