Jury awared $925,000 to mold victim tenant

[Guest guest]

June 03, 2005

MICHIGAN JURY RETURNS $925,000 AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF IN TOXIC-MOLD SUIT

In a press release, plaintiff's lawyers have announced their firm has

obtained a $925,000 verdict on behalf of a Michigan apartment renter who

suffered

severe asthma attacks as a result of her exposure to toxic mold.

The jury hearing the case received evidence that there was ongoing water

leakage in the apartment, with mold persisting on walls and ceilings. The

evidence apparently indicated that the situation was aggravated by the

landlord's

cavalier attitude in dealing with the renter's complaints.

Recent scientific commentary has, rightly or wrongly, questioned whether

mold causes debilitating disease. Even such commentary, however, has generally

acknowledged that exposure to certain types of mold can cause allergic

reactions, including asthma.

This Michigan case is interesting, because the case suggests that a

plaintiff can mount a successful claim based on the presence of an allergic

reaction

without wading into the more muddled science surrounding allegedly

mold-caused debilitating diseases.

[Guest guest]

No, I don't. But I believe if you go back through the Sickbuildings

archives, it's in there. Sometime in late May.

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing this information. Do you happen

to know in which City this case took place, and/or the

name of the plaintiff or the plaintiff's lawyers?

Barb E

--- snk1955@... wrote:

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> June 03, 2005

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> MICHIGAN JURY RETURNS $925,000 AWARD FOR PLAINTIFF

> IN TOXIC-MOLD SUIT

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>

> In a press release, plaintiff's lawyers have

> announced their firm has

> obtained a $925,000 verdict on behalf of a Michigan

> apartment renter who suffered

> severe asthma attacks as a result of her exposure to

> toxic mold.

> The jury hearing the case received evidence that

> there was ongoing water

> leakage in the apartment, with mold persisting on

> walls and ceilings. The

> evidence apparently indicated that the situation was

> aggravated by the landlord's

> cavalier attitude in dealing with the renter's

> complaints.

> Recent scientific commentary has, rightly or

> wrongly, questioned whether

> mold causes debilitating disease. Even such

> commentary, however, has generally

> acknowledged that exposure to certain types of mold

> can cause allergic

> reactions, including asthma.

> This Michigan case is interesting, because the case

> suggests that a

> plaintiff can mount a successful claim based on the

> presence of an allergic reaction

> without wading into the more muddled science

> surrounding allegedly

> mold-caused debilitating diseases.

>

>

>

>

>

>

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> removed]

>

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