Calif. Family Settles Claims Against Apartment Owners for $392,500

SANTA ANA, Calif. - Four members of a California family and their landlord have agreed to settle personal injury claims stemming from exposure to mold at their Fullerton, Calif., apartment. Miller v. Palm Garden Apartments Limited Partnership, et al., No. unavailable (Calif. Super., Orange Cty.).

Joanne Miller sued The Palm Garden Apartments Limited Partnership and property manager Apartment Management Consultants LLC on behalf of herself, her two children, Ryan and Allison, and her niece, Hayley Smith.

Miller complained that soon after she moved to Palm Garden Apartments in October 2000 her apartment began to experience water intrusion and mold contamination. …