Canada – Extensive mold in the rectory at St. George’s Anglican Church in Ontario has led the congregation to consider tearing it down. The house, built in the 1870’s, is located east of the church on Guelph St. Reverend Rob Park said the mold problems in the rectory were exacerbated last month when, during a cold […]
Pittsburgh, PA – Worries about mold and the health associated with it have prompted the Mt. Lebanon School District to conduct an emergency repair to newly remodeled Foster Elementary School. The ground floor of the school has an ongoing moisture and water problem along the exterior wall under the main entrance, district facilities manager Gerald Ingram […]
Detroit – Michigan U.S. Reps. John (Joe) Schwarz, John Dingell and Joe Knollenberg are among nine members of Congress who signed a letter dated March 1 to FAA Administrator Marion Blakey asking when the administration plans to remove the mold and whether it has spread since it was discovered in September. “You need to have […]
TX – Indoor mold is becoming a national epidemic as it is recognized as a health threat stemming from defective buildings and strange climate trends. More research has come out recently that demonstrates the dangerous effects of fungal exposure, especially with toxagenic molds. Mold can grow in any damp environment and one Lubbock woman says […]
March 2. 2005 FL – Oakland Park city officials want to make sure they’re not sending public safety employees to a place that gets them sick. The city has hired a North Miami Beach contractor to test the Broward Sheriff’s Office substation, 301 NE 38th St., for mold, fungus and bacteria that would make the […]
Clawson City, MI – Despite the city of Clawson’s request to demolish an unfinished home, Oakland County Circuit Court Chief Judge Wendy Potts has decided to give the homeowner 90 days to make building progress. The home, located on 725 Highland, has been under renovation for more than a year and a half and has […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Mold removal at the Governor’s Mansion and two other buildings at the mansion complex cost more than $1.7 million, according to the state Budget and Control Board. Repairs to the mansion cost $1.02 million, said board spokesman Michael Sponhour. Repairs to the Lace and Caldwell-Boylston houses cost a combined $745,000. Both of […]
Jennifer Lair and Sixty-eight other residents have joined the lawsuit against the owner of the Coventry Place Apartment complex, alleging toxic mold is continuing to make them and their families ill. Lair alleges toxic mold in the facility caused the death of her 2-year-old daughter. Lair said her daughter suddenly became ill in late 2003. […]
OTHO, There has been a severe mold problem (stachybotrys) that has shut down the post office in Otho (O’-tho) since early December. Now, residents have to travel eight miles away to Fort Dodge to get their mail. Postal officials are looking at solutions, but they say the Otho post office won’t open anytime soon. One […]
New York – Deutsche Bank building stands as a dark and dangerous legacy of the 9/11 attacks. Now, redevelopment officials are planning to knock it down, fueling fears that the demolition could expose residents and workers to the toxic chemical cocktail inside. The twin towers’ collapse filled the Deutsche Bank building, just across Liberty Street, […]
Some workers at the Iowa Department of Corrections building have settled a lawsuit they filed against the owner over damage to their health, citing water leaks, air-quality problems and high levels of mold. The payment of the $175,000 settlement for 10 plaintiffs will be split equally between the state and the not-for-profit company that owns […]
Wareham, Massachusetts – The Depot Crossing, a low-income apartment complex, which two years ago had several units condemned for mold infestation, has received a $750,000 state grant for renovations. Town officials applauded the grant, noting that the complex, on Minot Avenue in East Wareham, helps fill a void in affordable rental units. The complex is […]
Grand Forks International Airport (North Dakota) is reporting a slight mold problem in the basement of the terminal building that in one area has gotten serious enough to require the Civil Air Patrol to move its office. Airport chief Steve Johnson said the problem wouldn’t affect travelers, and tests in the terminal found the spore […]
WEST PALM BEACH — The federal courthouse in Palm Beach County has been closed due to mold spawned by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne. Chief U.S. District Judge William J. Zloch ordered the courthouse closed on Friday after receiving complaints that the mold was making people sick. There have been complaints about headaches, sinus problems and […]
Eighty percent of buildings in St. Petersburg’s historical center are plagued by mould and toxic microorganisms, says a report by city doctors. Dangerous to both people and the buildings, mould is destroying the city from within, they say. Experts from the city’s State Sanitary and Epidemic Control Board started surveying buildings in 2000-2001, when doctors […]
Mold problem becoming more evident to Central California Coast residents. Household mold is affecting more and more Central California Coast residents, and for many, it can become an overwhelming and costly problem to solve. Adrienne Moore has the story of one local man whose battle to control indoor mold not only ate away at his […]
Mold-Help congratulates the Old Farmer’s Road School in Washington Township for taking the responsibility for admitting to their problems and taking care of the remediation of their school and caring enough about the indoor air quality of the children and school personnel. This is a rare and selfless act and we acknowledge and appreciate their […]
Noblesville — A Hamilton County judge Wednesday approved a $24 million settlement between an Indianapolis home builder and the owners of more than 2,000 houses potentially affected by moisture and mold. Superior Court 2 Judge Bernard L. Pylitt ruled that a 50-page proposed agreement in the class-action lawsuit is fair and should be implemented. The […]
KUALA LUMPUR, INDONESIA: Two ministers have come out with differing views on the cause of the fungus problem at the new RM557.8mil Sultan Ismail Hospital in Johor Baru. According to Works Minister Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, it was the failure to undertake routine maintenance, while Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said the […]
WEST SACRAMENTO – Fire Station 41 was closed indefinitely over the weekend because of health concerns after mold was found, Fire Chief Fred Postel said Monday. Firefighters normally assigned to Station 41, one of four firehouses in the city, were temporarily reassigned to a firehouse across town, Postel said. The move came days after the […]
Edward M. Eveld Protect Your House from Mold With help from Jay Portnoy, chief of allergy medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., and allergist Jeffrey Wald, here’s a primer about mold. Q: What is mold? A: It’s a fungus, of which there are many species. For the most part, molds are saprophytes, […]
Austin, TX – The members of TAR’s Risk Reduction Committee have discussed issues related to mold claims since the summer of 2000. At this time, the committee suggests the following. Client means a buyer or seller. Inform your client that mold may be a concern for buyers, sellers, brokers, inspectors, appraisers, and lenders. Tell your […]
James R. Swinehart When a mold claim is presented under a first-party property policy, it is important to consider whether one or more of the exclusions may apply. Below we discuss a number of exclusions common to a first-party property policy which may apply to a claim for property damage from mold. Although many of […]
Hilton Hawaiian Village, embroiled in sometimes acrimonious contract talks and pre-occupied by crisis management as experts study mold in the one-year old Kalia Tower, has still won a victory in its effort to build yet another tower. The Honolulu City Council’s Zoning Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to send the Hilton’s plan for a 350-unit timeshare […]
BALTIMORE – A Maryland federal judge on Jan. 24 held that her court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over a mold exposure suit after finding that a management company employee was not fraudulently joined (Marina Eddy, et al. v. C.B. Richard Ellis Inc., No. CCB 00-3426, D. Md.; See January 2000, Page 22). (Memorandum […]
Emily Peters / The Town Talk Randy Patterson, district facilities director, looks at a panel covered with mold at North Bayou Rapides Elementary. A new report states the mold is not an imminent threat to people’s health. Mold is growing in North Bayou Rapides Elementary School, but not at the alarming airborne levels previously thought. […]
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hilton Hotels Corp. on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings that held up better than many of its peers, but lowered its outlook for the rest of the year bringing it more in line with the rest of the struggling hotel industry. Hilton reported second-quarter net income of $76 million, or 20 cents […]
Dot Williams’ life began to fall apart shortly after her living room floor collapsed. It was April 17, 2001, she recalled, when a worker from her son-in-law’s construction company crawled under her 30-year-old home and discovered its beams were infested with mold that had feasted on her home. “We thought we had termites,” Williams said. […]
2/25/04 San Bernadino, CA ? Jurors in California have returned a defense verdict in what is believed to be the first mold-related wrongful death case to go to trial in the United States, HarrisMartin Publishing is reporting. Dayton, et al. v. Highlands Mobile Home Estates, No. SCVSS655567 (Calif. Super. Ct., San Bernardino Cty.). In a statement […]
Rocklin, CA – Morgan FeDora wheezes noticeably when she talks and at times finds it difficult to breathe due to major upper respiratory problems, among other ailments. She also suffers from lethargy, severe headaches, somewhat akin to migraines, a nagging, raspy cough, sinus infections and a rash. All of which can be linked to the […]
8/17/02 Auckland, New Zealand – Is mold the new asbestos? A leading British insurance broker has warned that toxic mould has led to a growing number of claims in the United States and the problem is beginning to become apparent in Britain. A Weekend Herald investigation in April revealed that New Zealand’s growing leaky building […]
George West, TX – The area along County Road 303 is green, lush and deceptively peaceful as it winds down into the Nueces River bottom in Live Oak County. Rounding a corner into flood-stricken neighborhoods is like suddenly descending into a wasteland. When the residents of Old Swimming Hole subdivision came back to their homes during […]
2/26/04 Jacksonville, FL – Mold in homes is the target of lawmakers who are eying changes to Florida law. On Wednesday, several lawmakers held a mold workshop to hear from homeowners, insurance companies and businesses that make it their business to clean up mold. Linda Armstrong came to share her experiences. The homeowner from Mandarin […]
BEVERLY HILLS, California – Hilton Hotels Corp. on Tuesday reported a 12 percent decline in net earnings for its second quarter Tuesday due to sluggish travel demand and a charge related to work done at a hotel in Hawaii. Net income for the quarter ending in June was $76 million compared with $86 million for […]
Hilton Hawaiian Village is finding that the mold problem in its Kalia Tower is taking a lot more time and money than anyone initially anticipated. In its third quarter earnings report Wednesday, Hilton Hotels Corp. said it did not expect to reopen the more than 400 guest rooms of the year-old Kalia Tower until the […]
LOS ANGELES – Hilton Hotels Corp. said on Tuesday it took a second-quarter charge of $10 million related to a 435-room hotel tower in Hawaii, now closed indefinitely after mold was discovered in the building. The charge covers estimated future costs to fix the problem, which was discovered last month in the $95 million, 24-story […]
ATHENS, Texas – An insatiable green menace lurks in state District Judge Jack Holland’s courtroom. It creeps from behind the wooden benches, across the attorneys’ tables and into the judge’s very seat. But this heinous offender can’t be locked behind bars or issued costly citations. Aspergillus, a fuzzy green mold, has taken over this East […]
There’s much more research to be done on toxic mold, and the discussion about how the city should handle the problem – if at all – is also to be continued. Members of the Environmental Control Advisory Board, after more than an hour of discussion about mold and public health concerns, decided to suspend further […]
In a sudden move with virtually no prior notice, the city of Galt closed the Boys and Girls Club indefinitely after mold was detected in part of the city-owned building. City Manager Ted Anderson said Wednesday it hasn’t been determined whether or not the mold is toxic.”There’s good mold and bad mold,” Anderson said. “Not […]
by Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle Austin BureauSept. 23, 2002, 10:22PM AUSTIN — Black mold may have spawned an insurance crisis, but a study by Texas doctors has found no link between mold and toxic disease. "There’s no medical evidence right now that people should be concerned or in a panic because there’s mold in their […]
5/4/03 Ongoing media coverage of the case against ex-cop Karl Waldon is not reason enough for the upcoming trial to be moved outside of Jacksonville, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Waldon’s attorneys argued last month that heavy publicity surrounding the case had tainted the potential juror pool. But U.S. District Judge Henry Lee Adams Jr. […]
by Jay Romano, NY Times26 Jan, 2003 ACCORDING to the Insurance Information Institute, an industry organization based in New York, there are more than 10,000 mold-related lawsuits pending in state courts across the country. And while most of those suits were filed in states like Florida, California and Texas – where weather conditions make it […]
They say the fungus causes health problems. Insurance companies say covering mold claims would make rates rise again since they couldn’t make much profits. 8/20/02 Temple Terrace, FL – Staffers for Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher came to the Tampa Bay area Monday to hear homeowners and insurance officials complain about a burgeoning problem with toxic […]
3/12/03 Atlanta, GA – The Atlanta City Council will meet Monday night in regular session to discuss items including a mold problem and delay in improvements at the airport. City Manager Mike Ahrens said the city has a contract with the Texas Department of Transportation to make some improvements at the Atlanta Hall-Miller Airport, but […]
Tampa, FL – Any way you look at mold in Florida – either as a legitimate health threat or as an overblown nuisance – you’ve got to figure this icky mess will cost somebody, and unfortunately most responsible parties do not want to take responsibility. Insurers claim they are getting socked with claims on homeowners’ insurance […]
9/1/02 Danbury, Connecticut – Across the country, headlines tell the horror stories of indoor mold: Schools are closed; families abandon homes with breakfast dishes still in the sink; Ed McMahon’s dog dies; lawsuits by sick workers threaten to bankrupt businesses. The tales are terrifying and true. Indoor mold a genuine health threat that is turning into […]
11/22/02 Memphis, TN – Mold is forcing the University of Memphis to renovate its student health center building. The mortar between the exterior bricks on the 1967 building has become too porous and is allowing in too much moisture, forming ripe conditions for mold, officials said Thursday. “We found some areas of mold that were […]
February 7, 2003 Mold is nothing to get sick over — at least in most cases. So claimed environmental experts Thursday at a seminar addressing what they believe has spread to become more a media overreaction than a health concern. This has made many ethical experts wonder. “In most cases when you’re dealing with mold […]
If county commissioners rushed back to their respective precincts Tuesday to work on something less complicated — like county roads — most Henderson County residents would understand. They probably didn’t run for office thinking they’d spend so much time wrestling with spores instead of ditches and road graders. But the four commissioners and County Judge […]
Howard Dicus, Pacific Business News – The mold Hilton Hawaiian Village is expected to spend $10 million fighting in its Kalia Tower probably can be found in office buildings all over Hawaii and beyond Mold closed 12 of the 15 operating rooms at Montreal’s Royal Victoria Hospital last year, and when Canadian health authorities decided […]
 
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