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Arizona
Toxic Mold Lawyers
Arizona toxic mold lawyers who represent people
who have suffered a personal injury or death by
negligence, medical malpractice or a defective
product. We also represent people treated unfairly
by insurance companies resulting in bad faith,
breach of contract, and uninsured motorist claims.
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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).
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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.).
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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.).
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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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