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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — A Travis County state district court jury awarded an Austin family $3.1 million after finding that they lost their home and belongings to toxic mold caused by poor construction and a failed heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, according to Just Well Law, PLLC. The jury in the 353rd District Court found that a homebuilder, a roofing […]

National experts deemed the Adams County Courthouse unsafe during a virtual town hall…because of a mold problem. “Sick Building syndrome”, that illness is a result of mold exposure. It can cause a number of inflammatory responses and symptoms, including death. Published on July 5, 2023 by WBRC.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A federal jury on Friday found a military housing landlord did not properly maintain and repair a home at Joint Base San Antonio rented by an Army officer and ordered the company pay more than $91,000 to the soldier. Lt. Col. Shane Vinales and his wife Becky faced off in court […]

By the look of our home and the way we went about our daily routine, you’d never think we’d develop mold.  Our suburban ranch house was clean, well-maintained, and uncluttered, with stain-free walls and ceilings. We dried the floor after supervising enthusiastic toddler baths and replaced the dishwasher after one leak. But in our case, […]

“Let’s talk about MOLD…” Spelling, 49, wrote, alongside photos featuring her children in urgent care. “Here we are again at Urgent Care. We’ve all been on this continual spiral of sickness for months. Sick. Get better. To get sick again. Used to think… well that’s what happens when you have young kids in school. They […]

A former Rutgers University student is seeking at least $10 million in New jersey state court over the university’s alleged failure to remediate mold issues in the dorm she stayed in with her two children, leading them to develop Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and other health problems… Published on May 4, 2023 by Law 360.

A Pompano Beach woman won a $5.5 million judgment against her co-op association this week after proving in court that she suffered irreparable harm from mold in her unit. Cheryl Jakab, 60, sued the Ever April Apartments in Pompano Beach last year, complaining that mold had been accumulating in her unit for years and the […]

Mold and mildew have taken over thousands of homes across Southwest Florida. It’s a nightmare that many, including Nancy George, can’t seem to wake up from. “It gets into everything,” she said. “It’s in the walls, it’s in the floors, and it could be in the ceilings because most of them have been closed up […]

A family is mourning the loss of 26-year-old Christian Childers. He died on Monday, leaving behind his fiancé and two boys. Flooding from Hurricane Ian led to mold inside their Englewood home. Childers’ fiancé explained that he has asthma and after he was exposed to the mold, it led to serious health conditions. Elliot recalled […]

Some Orange Coast College student residents at The Harbour began to notice what they believed to be mold in their bathrooms and on air conditioning vents in their apartments this fall, and a few fell seriously ill.  For Jubilee, a freshman criminal justice major, her fall semester was an ordeal that included urgent care visits, hiring a […]

A woman with potentially terminal lung disease who claims it was due to being exposed to mould in her rented home has demanded the government empowers victims to take rogue landlords to court and “hit them in the wallet”. The woman, who is in her 50s, said she may have as little as 18 months […]

In her video, @melissalima713 said she first got her implants in 2002 because she felt “insecure” with her body. Starting in 2010, however, she said she started experiencing severe joint pain, depression and inflammation. She searched for an answer and went to a number of doctors but was unable to pinpoint what was happening. “As […]

A South Florida woman was awarded $48 million after a leaky roof led to mold contamination in her apartment, leaving her with a permanent, debilitating illness, according to court records. Lynette Jividen, 56, of Plantation, was awarded the money after a Broward County jury met virtually to deliver the verdict, the Sun-Sentinel reported. The damage award included […]