SANDRA Bullock was awarded about $7 million in damages when a jury agreed with her claim a builder did shoddy work on her Lake Austin home.

Sandra Bullock was awarded about $7m (€5.65m) in damages when a jury agreed with her claim that a builder did shoddy work on her Lake Austin home.

SANDRA BULLOCK made a surprise cameo this week in an Austin, Texas, courtroom in her ongoing legal battle with a local developer.