Jurors Award Mother and Son $694,550; $643,435 in Fees and Costs

SANTA ROSA, Calif. - The managers and owners of a California apartment complex are appealing a $694,550 jury award to a single mother and her 8-year-old son who complained of injuries from mold exosure, as well as $643,435 in fees and costs granted by the court on Aug. 2. Rogers v. Molln Properties Inc., et al., No. SCV-232836 (Calif. Super., Sonoma Cty.).

After a four-week trial, jurors on Feb. 25 agreed that Molln Properties Inc. breached its duty in failing to provide a habitable dwelling to Tina and David Rogers, and was guilty of retaliation in threatening to evict their …