Jury Awards 2 Families $874,000 for Mold Exposure in Rental Units

SAN DIEGO - A San Diego Superior Court jury on March 16 awarded members of two families $874,318.86 in damages for injuries they say were caused by their landlords' negligence in allowing mold to grow in the unit. DeLeon, et al. v. Morgan, et al., No. GIC843565 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Diego Cty.).

Plaintiffs were Steven DeLeon, Susan DeLeon, Jordan DeLeon and Lexi DeLeon and Christine Friel, Amanda Friel and Juliann Friel. The DeLeons and Friels lived in adjacent duplex units rented from defendants Frank Morgan and the Frank and Jerelyn Morgan Trust.

The DeLeons had been tenants for a …