Category: Mold News

In September 2011, the California Department of Public Health released an important statement concerning the relationship between damp indoor environments, mold and health concerns. For San Diego tenants who are suffering from poor health because of compromised indoor air quality this is an important finding. The CDPH concluded that “the presence of water damage, dampness,...

Despite our advances in medicine, more and more children are developing asthma. One of the leading contributors to asthma development is water damaged environments. Water damaged environments may then lead to mold growth which may then lead to asthma development or exacerbation.In the United States, more than six million children have asthma. While genetics may...

San Diego Mold Attorney – Best Mold AttorneyAs a San Diego mold attorney, I know there is a lot of information out there about the health effects of mold and who is most likely to be effected. Most of it, we must say, is poor information. So-called toxic mold can effect you in a number...

San Diego Mold Lawyer – Best Mold LawyerAs a San Diego mold lawyer, I can tell you that a lot has been written about “toxic mold” and “black mold.” In this post I wanted to discuss some of the dangers of so-called “toxic mold.” Now, Stachybotrys is the species of mold that everyone generally knows...

Mold Lawyer in San Diego – If you have been following our little blog, you will know that mold can cause serious health effects. But how do you know what you should be looking out for. Many homeowners and renters go out and get mold reports, which we highly recommend, but they don’t know how...

La Jolla Mold Lawyer – Mold grows on most porous and semi-porous materials such as wood, drywall and sheet rock. But mold also grows on furniture, clothing, books and other household items. Given the right conditions, usually moisture, fungus will produce spores that are harmful to your health.As mold lawyers, the majority of our clients...

San Diego Mold Lawyers – Mold can hurt you in a number of different ways. First, if you inhale the spores you may be ingesting mycotoxins which can cause numerous and serious health effects. Second, the spores may function as a irritant causing general allergic type reactions and upper respiratory symptoms. Third, mold emits a...

San Diego Mold Attorney – A Maryland trial court has issued an order allowing testimony on differential diagnosis methods by mold expert Ritchie Shoemaker, whose findings on cognitive and musculoskeletal illnesses were challenged on appeal in a workers’ compensation case.Josephine Chesson and several other employees of the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church...

If you have had a cold this winter season you will certainly recognize many of the symptoms – coughing, congestion, stuffy or runny nose, fever and headache. But, many, if not all of these symptoms could be because of mold exposure. It is really very important that you have your property tested by a specialist....

In the middle of 2009, a group of individuals filed a lawsuit in San Jose against Select Comfort Corporation saying that the company’s Sleep Number beds have a defect that can lead to mold growth. The lawsuit also alleges that Select Comfort was aware of the defect and tried to hide it rather than have...

In Sacramento, the Board of Equalization was closed because of a pipe burst. The pipe lead to the flooding of the entire first floor. All California state workers were given two days of paid leave while the water was being cleaned up. Before the flood, workers had been repairing a pipe when a valve malfunctioned.During...

It’s a story that so many Americans are facing these days: toxic mold. For Jason and Kerri Brown it wasn’t so much of a story as nightmare.The Brown family, which included their two year old daughter, had just purchased a foreclosed, five-bedroom home, in the Appalachian Mountains. They began renovations on the home. While removing...