A California jury awarded $185 mill...

A California jury awarded $185 million to a homeowner in a coverage dispute with his insurance company, an award that a referee later reduced to $3 million. A construction company in Florida paid $173 million in a sick building and construction failings case. A Texas family initially was awarded $32 million in a jury verdict for the insurer's delay and denial of the homeowner insurance claim, although an appeals court intersect the amount to $4 million.

The tie that binds these high-profile lawsuits and penetrations is a four-letter word: mold

Seemingly overnight, mold claims have