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Lawsuits, legislation mounts on mold - NEW
Contractors, builders and housing management companies have started taking mold problems seriously as multi-million dollar lawsuits continue to mount and legislation is now pending to regulate clean up of the toxic substance. - February 24, 2003
Mold lawsuits may rise in N.Y. - NEW
New York property owners may soon be attacked by a rash of mold lawsuits that have already crippled owners and insurers in other states, according to a published report. - February 16, 2003
Attack of the Black Mold
The latest environmental hazard in Dallas and the country is displacing homeowners, covering walls and pets, and making lawyers even richer. Welcome to the weird world of toxic mold.
Elderly Man Fights Insurance Company and Wins
A 96-year-old Placerville man has won a huge judgment against one of the country's biggest insurance companies, and may have scored a victory for the elderly in the process.
Home invasion
Most people aren't bothered by the thought of mold until they discover it's living and breeding inside their home.
Liability in a "Toxic World": Sick Building, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity and Electromagnetic Frequency Claims
An emerging source of potential liability is the onset, particularly in the United States, but increasingly in Canada, of claims in respect of illnesses related to "sick buildings", multiple chemical sensitivity and electromagnetic frequency. From the plaintiffs' point of view, the illnesses raise serious questions about the use of chemicals in buildings and other consumer products, as well as the "electric" world we live in.
Mold becoming toxic problem for lenders
Mortgage lenders are grappling with insurance issues related to toxic mold that could hobble the state's residential-lending industry.
January 25, 2002 - Dallas Business Journal
Mold prompts class-action lawsuit at Riverside
For Talana Mielke, it started with the stench of rotten meat. The smell permeated her Riverside High School office in early 1997. The vocational department secretary remembers it well because it was about that time, she said, that she developed a chronic case of bronchitis.
So, You Say Your Carpet Made You Sick?....Prove it!
You have probably heard of the "sick building syndrome" by now. This refers to various sicknesses that people claim to suffer from as a result of poor indoor air quality. While more and more people are claiming to be sick building victims, it is still very hard to prove, in court, that the building is the culprit.
Strict liability and sick building syndrome
The applicability of strict liability to sick building syndrome (SBS) cases has been a contested issue in the decade or so that such cases have been litigated. To prevail on a strict liability theory, plaintiffs need not show misfeasance on the part of any person or entity, as they do in a traditional negligence case; the plaintiffs only must prove a defect or hazardous condition in the building or "product." The focus shifts from the acts of the defendants to the condition of the building. For that reason, strict liability is an attractive concept for SBS plaintiffs.
Toxic mold a growing legal issue
Toxic mold, which can cause health problems in homes and the workplace, is the focus of a growing number of legal cases across the country, according to a newspaper for lawyers. The Lawyers Weekly USA said in this week's edition that claims for personal injury and property damage caused by mold growing inside buildings are on the rise, and one of the "hottest areas" in construction defect and toxic tort law.