Mold Claims - A New Threat?

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United States: Mold Claims - A New Threat?

06 March 2002

By Donna C. Marron and J. Braun

Clients of Plews Shadley Racher & Braun, on both the plaintiff and defense

side, have recently experienced a substantial increase in indoor air quality

and toxic-mold claims. For a variety of reasons, such as faulty

construction, insecure water resistant areas, faulty HVAC systems, and

closed-in work spaces in modern office buildings, such claims are arising in

both the residential and workplace environments. Water-damaged

cellulose-based materials - including the wallboards common in new-home

construction and the renovation of older homes - provide a good breeding

ground for potentially problematic organisms. The remediation of buildings,

furnishings and personal property affected by these molds and their spores

and mycotoxins is a rapidly evolving field.

Increased Media Coverage

One reason mold claims are on the upswing is the tremendous media attention

these claims have attracted. For example,...

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