[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: Mold lawsuits in Virginia privatized military housing

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Lawsuits blaming mold for health woes can proceed

By Bill Sizemore
Virginian-Pilot
September 27, 2013

NORFOLK - A group of lawsuits alleging that mold in military housing  
caused a constellation of health problems can proceed in federal  
court, a judge has decided.

Senior U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar's ruling, issued Wednesday,  
opens the door to what could be many months of litigation with 100 or  
more plaintiffs seeking millions of dollars in damages, attorneys in  
the cases say.

The lawsuits allege a wide variety of mold-caused illnesses, ranging  
from allergic reactions and respiratory distress to immune system  
suppression and brain injury.

The litigation will traverse relatively new legal terrain on two  
fronts, exploring evolving medical research into mold's health  
effects and testing the limits of a recent push by the military  
services to privatize base housing.


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For the entire article, see
http://hamptonroads.com/2013/09/lawsuits-can-proceed-over-mold- 
military-housing

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
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Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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