Posted On: November 7, 2006 by Ronald V. Miller, Jr.

Mold Case Verdict in St. Mary's County, Maryland

The Maryland Daily Record reported last week that a St. Mary's County, Maryland jury awarded $270,000 to a 55 year-old Mechanicsville woman, finding that her chronic lung disease was exacerbated by mold, fungi and other toxic substances in her home. Plaintiff's attorney was Scott Nevin with the Law Offices of Peter T. Nicholl. (I used to run into Scott when I was defending lead cases in Baltimore City and he was working for Saul E. Kerpelman & Associates.)

Scott deserves a lot of credit, this is a pretty impressive verdict for a mold case in St. Mary's County. Scott correctly told the Maryland Daily Record that "St. Mary's County is a rural county and, generally, they don't give large verdicts in personal injury cases." Apparently, he also won a $375,000 verdict for a mold suit in Baltimore City Circuit Court in September against the Housing Authority of Baltimore City.

The landlord's attorney was William N. Zifchak of Upper Marlboro. Metro Verdicts Monthly reported that the defendant's attorney offered a $100,000/$25,000 high/low before trial. Plaintiff's last demand was $285,000.

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That is so frightening to have a silent killer in your home. To actually get lung disease from mold. What was teh contributor of the mold, fungi and other toxic substances in her home. Was the house built faulty was there work done improperly? What was it?

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