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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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