AWARDED:

02/24/1998 at 12:00 AM EST

Director Ron Howard, $605,000 by a jury who found that rats, flooding, broken plumbing and rampant mildew had forced Howard and his family to flee from a house they had rented. Malibu investor Jeff Greene -- who leased the home to Howard during the filming of "EDtv" -- was liable for breach of contract and fraud, said the jury.