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August 10, 2005 Los Angeles Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Mold Bodily Injury Case   Volume 1 Issue 170  
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Los Angeles Jury Returns Defense Verdict in Mold Bodily Injury Case
Court Rejects Claims Homeowner Injured From Exposure to Mold
By: PRNewswire

LOS ANGELES -- Following a six week trial, a Los Angeles jury returned a defense verdict in a closely watched case involving claims of bodily injury from exposure to mold in a single family residence located in West Covina, California.
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Avoiding the Avoiding the HVAC Hot Seat
Facility executives who ignore warning signs of HVAC problems may find themselves with a lot of explaining to do if the system fails
By: Lindsay Audin, Building Operating Management

What’s wrong with the system, HAL?” asked the astronaut in the film classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. “I don’t know, Dave,” answered the computer. “But if we put it into operation and let it fail, the cause of the problem should then become obvious.” Such is the way that many HVAC systems are treated: Let it run until it fails, and then try to figure out the problem...
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Mold Forces N.C. Gov. Easley From Mansion
By: The Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. - Mike Easley is leaving the governor's mansion. Persistent problems with mold are driving the state's chief executive and his wife, Mary Easley, out of their 114-year-old official home while repairs are made.
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Workers Want Their Building Shut Down
By: WFSB Channel 3

HARTFORD -- New developments Wednesday morning in an ongoing battle to close a state building that workers say is a health hazard. They say they've tried everything, now their union will bring their plea to the governor. Workers at 25 Sigourney Street say it's enough to make anyone sick and they're sick of working in these conditions...
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Moldy Fire Station Forces Evacuation
By: Mike Garrity, NBC12 News

Health concerns about a massive mold problem at a Chesterfield fire station have forced firefighters to set up shop some two miles away from their traditional post.
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Officers: Cruel And Unusual Cop Shop
By: Sommerville Journal

Toxic mold, bugs, rats and disease run rampant through the Police Station, according to 10 Somerville cops who are suing the city and the state to get out of the building. The 10-count lawsuit says city and state officials engaged in conduct that "shocks the conscience" by refusing to remove police and 911 dispatchers from the Somerville Police Station despite knowing of the hazardous conditions inside.
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Woman Blames Mold, Insurer For Deteriorating Health
By: WWMT, Digital Channel 3, West Michigan

(NEWS 3) - Molds are thought to cause chronic sinus problems in more than 37 million Americans. A Battle Creek homeowner who lost her black mold case in court against a Michigan insurance company says the health problems are severe.
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