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#3 – $4.75 million
Sarah Rodriguez//January 14, 2009//
Listen to this articleMeng v. The Drees Company
Type of Case: Toxic mold injuries from negligently constructed home
Court: Loudoun County Circuit Court
Attorneys: David Hilton Wise, James P. Lukes, Fairfax
Summary: A couple contended that mold in their new $900,000 home sickened them and rendered the house unlivable. They alleged that the mold developed because the contractor did not allow the structure to dry before installing insulation and sheetrock.
The jury awarded the wife, who had migraine headaches and other ailments, $2.28 million for negligence. Her husband was awarded $500,000 for negligence, and the couple was awarded $1.47 million for constructive fraud and $500,000 for violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Post trial motions, including a contention that some of the awards are duplicative, are set for next month.
Verdicts & Settlements
- Driver struck twice in rear-end collision at red light — $350,000 settlement
- Drunken driver strikes vehicle on interstate — $200,000 settlement
- Trip and fall on mat leads to knee replacement surgery — $1.5M verdict
- Woman suffers permanent injury in broadside crash — $2.325M settlement
- Teacher injured in accident during morning commute — $1.5M settlement
- Woodshop incident leads to amputation of fingers — $1.3M settlement
- Motorcyclist’s foot amputated in collision — $7M settlement
- Contractor rear-ended on interstate on way to wedding — $825,000 settlement
- Man suffers back injury in crash with out-of-state driver — $530,000 settlement
- Driver crossed center line, struck 89-year-old’s vehicle — $1.2M settlement
- Jury returns defense verdict in favor of gastroenterologist
- Teens killed in T-bone collision with officer — $3.1M settlement
Opinion Digests
- Court silent on if ALJs were constitutionally appointed
- Homeowner’s lawsuit barred by res judicata
- Uncertainty over service prevents default judgment
- No stay of case pending resolution of motion
- Man’s unlawful search, seizure claims dismissed
- Amazon shows patent claim is ineligible abstract idea
- Geographical separation dooms trademark claim
- ‘Narcotics trafficker’ defense rejected
- Litigant’s suit against courts, judges dismissed
- Body cam footage properly admitted
- Motion to withdraw pleas properly denied
- Evidence supports murder, conspiracy conviction
