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August 25, 2005 Florida’s Mold: In the Eye of the Storm   Volume 1 Issue 172  
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Florida’s Mold: In the Eye of the Storm
By: Ed Ziegler, Pure Air Control Services, Inc.

The Governor’s special counsel, Kyle Mitchell and DBPR’s CLIB Executive Director Tim Vaccarro

Tallahassee, FL -- The national mold storm’s eye has moved over Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR).  At Governor Jeb Bush’s request, a series of meetings by industry stakeholders are taking place with the goal of shaping the regulatory and legislative landscape for the assessment and remediation of mold.


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Half of U.S. Population Sensitive to Allergens
By: NIH News Release

Skin Test Positive For At Least One Allergen More than half of the population of the United States tested positive to one or more allergens in a large national study conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Mold Suit Against School Growing Bigger
Class-action status may let up to 500 join
By: Sandra Barbier, St. Bernard/Plaquemines Bureau

A state district judge has granted class-action status to a lawsuit filed by three parents of students who attended the now-closed Chalmette Christian Academy. The parents claimed the children were made ill, one seriously, by mold at the school.
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Half of Commercial Buildings and Offices Are Sick and a Health Hazard
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Employers and building operators should voluntarily implement the in the interest of the safety and health of employees. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said Sunday that this was because a survey by the Human Resources Ministry had shown that half of the major commercial and office buildings in the country were "sick" and posed a health hazard.
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Parents Sue for Damages, Medical Monitoring in South Carolina School District
By: HarrisMartin Publishing

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Parents of children in the Beaufort County (S.C.) School District filed a class complaint for damages and medical monitoring last month, alleging the children were exposed to 'toxic mold and fungus' in elementary and middle schools in Hilton Head, S.C.
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Condo Owners Sue Developer Over Workmanship
By: The Business Journal, Serving Greater Milwaukee

A group representing owners of the $15 million Highbridge condominiums on Milwaukee's east side have sued the building's developer, contending that poor construction and materials have caused their windows and walls to leak.
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Lawsuit Over Defects In Condos Resolved
By: Berny Morson And John Accola, Rocky Mountain News

D.R. Horton, the Texas-based home-building titan, has paid a record $39.5 million settlement to resolve a defective-construction lawsuit brought by condo owners in a Superior subdivision. The 2003 Boulder District Court suit, filed by the homeowners association of The Summit at Rock Creek, alleged cracked foundations, mold, water damage and roof problems.
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