Wisconsin Judge Allows Plaintiff Expert to Testify on Causation

STURGEON BAY, Wis. - A Wisconsin Circuit Court Judge has denied summary judgment for landlord defendants and will allow tenants' medical expert to offer his opinion at trial on whether mold was a substantial factor in the tenants' alleged injuries. Erickson v. D&L Holdings, No. 01-CV-138 (Wis. Cir. Ct., Door Cty.).

In an oral ruling delivered during a Jan. 7 conference call with counsel, Door County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Mleziva concluded that Dr. Jordan Fink of the Medical College of Wisconsin is qualified to testify on injuries allegedly suffered by residents of an apartment complex found to have mold …