APRIL 30, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AP)
A Baltimore jury has awarded $9.3 million to a man who says
he was poisoned by lead-based paint at his former rowhouse.
The Daily
Record of Baltimore reports 22-year-old Terrance Smith Jr. lived in a home
in Baltimore from birth until he was six years old. In tests between 1993 and
1995, his blood-lead level was 10, twice the CDC’s recommended level of 5 in
children. Attorney Brian S. Brown says Smith only reached eighth grade and has
been unable to work because of his condition.
Brown says Smith’s case featured the lowest measured
blood-lead level he has ever brought to trial. He said the home wasn’t tested
for lead.
Lawyers say Smith’s award includes $7.9 million in
noneconomic damages, which will be capped at $350,000 by the state.