$135 Million in Settlement to Family of Hospital’s Deceased Mold Victim
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$135 Million in Settlement to Family of Hospital’s Deceased Mold Victim

Tracy Fischer died in October 2014 after contracting a fungal infection at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh. She was cared for in the hospital’s cardiothoracic intensive care unit in the same room as two other patients who later died with fungal infections. In the autopsy report, Dr. Jeffrey Nine, a UPMC pathologist, wrote, “To the…

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Tenants File a Lawsuit in Response to Mold Exposure

Article Date: April 22, 2014 Mold lawsuits strike again: This time, Akeidra Massey and Joseph Jacks filed suit against Willwoods Community, Willwoods Community Management Inc., and their insurer in the 24th Judicial District Court on March 26. The attorney defending Akeidra Massey and Joseph Jacks is, J. Nelson Mauyer III, of New Orleans. These tenants…

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Failure To Disclose Major Toxic-Mold Problems

According to a news article from February, 2014, new homeowners, sick from living in toxic mold, sued a California realtor, home inspector, and mortgage lender for failing to disclose elevated levels of toxic mold in their just-purchased San Diego home. The couple suffered memory loss, headaches, chronic tiredness, sinus problems, and respiratory problems such as…