Los Angeles Jury Limits Damages In Personal Injury Case

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles jury in February deliberated six hours before awarding a 27-year-old plaintiff $9,732 for medical costs and pain and suffering for alleged injuries from mold exposure. Bradley Ticehurst v. Joan Hadley, YC045104 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

The 12 jurors, who deliberated after hearing testimony in the eight-day trial, declined to award Bradley Ticehurst the $2 million he sought from a prior landlord, awarding instead $8,732 for a rental deposit, one month's rent and medical bills incurred within two months of vacating the Hermosa Beach, Calif., apartment. They did not award any future economic …