The trial to settle damages in a class-action lawsuit from families of patients who were treated for mold exposure at Seattle Children's hospital began Monday. Since 2001, seven Seattle Children’s patients have died from an Aspergillus mold infection, a common mold that can be detrimental for people with compromised immune systems. Fourteen patients have been sickened from the mold with varying impacts to their ability and health. This trial involves four families in an underlying lawsuit that includes 77 plaintiffs who were exposed to mold in cardiac and neurosurgery operating rooms in 2019. These patients were not infected. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle-childrens-hospital-mold-exposure-trial-begins/281-70352c73-0410-421b-b362-f9de26c18a94