Baltimore Jury Awards More than $1.3 Million in Lead Paint Exposure Case

BALTIMORE –– A Maryland jury has awarded $1.3 million to a plaintiff who alleged that she developed severe cognitive injuries as a result of exposure to lead-based paint.

Judge Stephen Sfekas presided over one-and-a-half week trial, which began on March 6. Maryland Circuit Court for Baltimore City jurors reached the March 12 verdict after three hours of deliberations.

Plaintiff Starlena Stevenson, 23, claimed that she suffered permanent brain damage after she was exposed to lead-based paint while living with her parents at a property owned by S&S Partnership and Stanley Rochkind and managed by Dear Management and Construction …