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_BOSTON -- A civil jury has awarded Helen Herman what amounts to, with

interest, just over $1 million dollars for damages suffered while living at 56

River Road Rear in Tewksbury four years ago.

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" Although the verdict was awesome, we love it, it doesn't bring back my

health, " said Herman.

Newscenter 5's Amalia Barreda first did a story in March 2005 on a mold

problem in the house they were renting, which Herman claimed was making her

sick.

She said her landlords, area developers Sullivan and his father,

Sullivan, ignored her complaints.

At the time, the couple's own mold home testing kit revealed alarming

results. Molds appeared that could trigger debilitating ailments. Severe asthma

is

among the things that permanently disabled Herman, and forced her to leave

her MBTA job of 20 years.

" My doctor suggested I leave, and I was devastated, " said Herman.

Herman's husband said all of their possessions were contaminated.

" We wound up throwing everything we owned in the trash, " said Christian

Langlois.

The couple said their complaints to the Sullivans fell on deaf ears. Barreda

reported that over the telephone their attorney told Newscenter 5 they were

" disappointed in the jury verdict. " O'Reilly added, " we do intend to

pursue fully our rights on appeal. "

But Herman's attorneys said the jury heard strong evidence that the

Sullivans repeatedly ignored the mold problem, even after Herman and her

husband

moved out.

" They just kept turning it over after slapping on a new coat of paint, " said

attorney Doyle.

The judge has taken a very important matter under advisement, and that is

that under the Consumer Protection Act, the judge could double or even triple

the jury's verdict.

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