Toxic Mold Case Settles for $150,000, Plaintiff Claims Duress In Appeal

ALHAMBRA, Calif. - In what a former attorney for one defendant described as a "bizarre case," Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard Montes has enforced a $150,000 settlement of claims alleging that water damage from a 1994 office fire led several employees to develop toxic mold-related injuries. Albert R. Mackenzie, M.D., et al. v. Riverside Medical Building, et al., No. BC183673 (Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.).

Meanwhile, an appeal of the judgment of dismissal was filed by the defendants on Oct. 10, 2001. This followed an early September hearing on the motion for dismissal and for enforcement of …