Kansas Jury Awards Family $1.1 Million For Mold Damage

WICHITA, Kan. - A Wichita jury awarded a family $1.1 million in damages after finding the prior owners of the family's home liable for failing to disclose leaks in the home's tile roof. Phillips v. Tyler, NO. 03-CV-1813 (Kan. 18th Dist., Sedgwick Cty.).

William and Jeanine Phillips sued Ronald and Linda Tyler over the sale of a 6,000-square-foot house the Phillipses purchased in 1998 for $750,000. William Phillips is the former CEO of Coleman Co., the manufacturer of outdoor and camping equipment manufacturer. The Phillipses complained that while the Tylers represented that there were no prior roof leaks, an investigation …