Arizona Judge Cites NAS Study In Bench Verdict For Landlord

PHOENIX - A federal judge found for an apartment owner on July 27 after hearing and then excluding expert testimony on behalf of a former tenant claiming neurological and cognitive injuries related to mold exposure. Kilian v. Equity Residential Properties Trust, et al., No. Civ-02-1272 (D. Ariz.).

Judge Frederick J. Martone of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona conducted an ongoing Daubert hearing on challenged experts during a bench trial that consumed seven days over two weeks. He issued his findings on July 27, finding no basis for causation on claims brought by Kari Kilian against Equity …