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• In May, the
Delaware Supreme Court upheld a $1.04
million award to two women whose landlord
failed to address leaks and mold problems
in their apartments, resulting in
asthma attacks and other health problems.
New Haverford Partnership v. Stroot,
2001 Del. Lexis 201 (May 7, 2001).
• In December,
a homeowner settled a mold-related
bad-faith lawsuit against his insurer,
during trial, for $1.5 million. Blum
v. Chubb Custom Insurance Co., No.
99-3563 (Nueces Co., Texas, Dist.
Ct.).
• In October,
a homeowners group settled, for $1.3
million, toxic mold claims against
builders and contractors. Club at
Wood Ranch v. Roberts Group, No. 21522
(Ventura Co., Cal., Super. Ct.).
• Last
year, a federal jury in California
awarded $18 million -- all but $500,000
of that amount in punitive damages
-- to a homeowner against an insurer
that declined coverage for mold damage.
The trial judge reduced the award
to $3 million; the case is on appeal.
Anderson v. Allstate Insurance Co.,
No. 00-907 (E.D. Cal.)
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