Three Deadly Sins That Can Ruin A Mold Case

By Jonathan Cooper This article discusses the importance of appropriate mold testing and allergy testing to mold claims from the vantage point of ... Cooper Although I’ve seen numerous ads screaming “MOLD DESTROYS YOUR HOME AND YOUR HEALTH!” ... an accepted skin or blood test for IgE antibodies to mold antigens as part of a clinical evaluation [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:02:12

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I feel like we really got taken when we bought our house. It is full of mold, and our neighbors say the previous owners knew it. What kind of money damages are available if my family and I file a lawsuit against the people who sold us a house with an undisclosed mold problem?

Your possible claims would be for personal injuries, diminution in property value, medical bills, mental anguish, lost wages, ... and remediation costs, decontamination of personal property, and attorney fees. That could really add ... , will relate to the severity of your claims. For example, if the house is overrun with mold because [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 05:15:31

Ozone Air Purifiers Are Evil

Ozone is not good for us. We might already know this but for some reason the manufacturers of a large portion of air purifiers have been putting ... was the ozone machine's main "hook" about killing mold was totally bunk, the amount needed to blast mold ... these insidious little ozone producing gadgets in their machines and claiming it kills mold [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:25:00

DANGER: Christmas Morning

Did you ever give or receive a Christmas gift that, today, would be considered far too dangerous for humanity? I can recall many! But we grew up before lawyers made a living on product liability claims. (No offense intended ... plastic mold and vacuum pulled down over the mold to make a plastic form. The toys were pathetic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 10:00:32

Cheatsheet: Triclosan

What is triclosan? ... sources. That’s especially unfortunate since triclosan is very toxic to aquatic life. a consumer ... ," "protection against mold," or make claims such as “odor-fighting” or “keeps food fresher, longer.” [more...]

Date: 2008-07-17 14:52:33

AP: Preparing Country for Failing Obama Presidency, Excuses Abound

-By Warner Todd Huston Liz Sidoti of the Associated Press seems to be setting the table for a certain amount of failure from Barack Obama by ... he has even really faced anything at all, Sidoti is making excuses for him almost in the mold ... , the government reported that jobless claims spiked to their highest levels in more than a quarter [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 14:27:29

Flipped!: David Welsh on Dororo

By David P. Welsh I try not to use writing about comics as a therapy session, but I'm fixated on a specific book, and I need to work it through ... a formidable but finite number of targets. And the rewards are tangible -- kill a demon, get an eye ... in the bratty-plucky mold. He tags along after Hyakkimaru saves him, claiming to covet Hyakkimaru's sword [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 05:56:07

Reforming or Conforming? Chapter 9

Joyriding on the Downgrade at Breakneck Speed: The Dark Side of Diversity, by Phil Johnson. From the book Reforming or Conforming? ... - deliberately diverse, perplexingly amorphous and constantly in flux." This diversity, claims Johnson ... leaders who don't fit the mold. I can sympathize. Technorati Tags: emerging church Fair enough [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:25:58

CAFA's Local Class Action Exception

BNA reports that a class action for medical monitoring and other state law claims concerning mold was remanded to state court under the exception set forth in 28 U.S.C. 1332(d)(3) which provides [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 21:08:36

Harwood Files Lawsuits Today - 80 people are being represented in the toxic mold and lead claim

Harwood Files Lawsuits TodayJune 9, 2008 – 1:01 pm Significant challenges now face Prestige and Casale today as numerous protests now continue to loom over the city (quite normal for Seattle) but HU [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 21:27:37

Mold: Toxic Menace or Life on Earth?

While I was gone, I missed a great (and long) story in the LA Weekly (here) ... the kinds of illnesses claimed in successful lawsuits at the height of the mold rush. "These case ... about the mom who turned mold "toxic," creating a storm of lucrative litigation out of fear [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 18:06:04

On Faith

Right now I am reading an interesting book called Jesus Among Other Gods, by Ravi Zacharias ... it.  He basically examines the claims of Jesus and compares his claims to those of leaders of other religions ... into the mold of one’s desires.  Faith in the biblical sense is substantive, based on the knowledge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:40:00

Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Prize

Congratulations to Paul Krugman on this tremendous honor: ... a moderate. He's much less of a maverick than you'd think. And he isn't the straight talker he claims ... about Frank Wolf, another phony "moderate" in the McCain mold. Farewell Frank! [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 12:02:44

Leaked iPhone Nano Case Renderings Come In, As Promised [U]

MacRumors has first published some expected photos that have been released by iDealsChina ... pertaining to the likelihood of a new, smaller iPhone. iphone nano iDealsChina claims to have access ... that once one company starts making a mold their information is passed onto other mold companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:18:19

Box-Office Wrap-Up: Sep. 26 - Sep. 28, 2008

Eagle Eye did well, but it didn't crack $30m. So I win. That's right, I'm now claiming victory for anything resembling a thought ... , a bit in the mold of Will Smith. So kudos to him I suppose. Result: 29.2 million (My rank: #1, $5.3m off ... : #7, $1.5m off) 7. Righteous Kill No seriously, where is Spike Lee? Righteous Kill has made $35m [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 20:38:39

Want magic water? Just stir…

Recently, I came across what could be the silliest product that I have a seen all year ... at some of their specific claims. The first claim is that the water will be “wetter” after using the stirwand ... and mold.  Forget that they don’t even have a possible mechanism for why this would be.  Forget [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 02:14:14

NY mom says mold caused baby's injury, not abuse

Associated Press - September 19, 2008 1:55 PM ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - A Syracuse woman who claims she was wrongfully convicted of assaulting her infant daughter when mold was actually to blame... [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:19:40

Purifying the Air We Live In.

Purifying the Air We Live In. December 23rd, 2008 Seasons are changing and with every change of the season, most people get sick ... our finances because of trips to the ER. There is a new product made by EcoQuest which claims to give ... in University studies to kill up to 99.99% of bacteria, viruses, and mold on surfaces, including MRSA [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:44:28

Iraq “Demands” Timetable for U.S. Withdrawal

In the Tuesday edition of the London Times, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki “demanded” that the United States commit to a withdrawal timetable ... in the mold of our presence in Korea since 1953. (A position he flipped on once already.) Claims [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 03:16:28

Samsung Android To Sprint, T-Mobile

As with all tech/mobile related rumors, remind yourself that it is just a rumor. That being said, this isn’t a far fetched claim ... , unconfirmed reports have speculated that the Samsung Android Phone would be cut from the same mold ... is surprising and it sounds like the type of guesses that tech bloggers have been making for months… [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:12:05

Breaking on the Web: August 21, A.M. Edition

Rice: U.S., Iraq Agree to Draft Troop Withdrawal Timetable - AP Iraq Figures Back Low U.S ... in Fallujah Detainee Shooting Case - Chelsea J. Carter, AP Rep. Conyers Investigates Claims of Forged Iraq ... ($) Federal Ruling Protects Arizonan Selling Anti-War Shirts - Paul Davenport, AP Army Mold Whistleblower [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 16:07:00

Eight Items or Less: Britney's Birthday Album and MGMT's Non-Dance-Music Album

1. High Tech: Innova Technologies announces "Virtual Mobile Security" to help retrieve your stolen cell phone ... lunchbox theft, try plastic sandwich bags imprinted with green splotches that look like mold. Check ... with the release of her new album Circus on December 2 -- her birthday. 3. The Guardian claims [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 20:27:17

Bleu d’Auvergne

I learned from a comment on my last Auvergne post that Auvergne claims 5 local A.O.C. cheeses, more than any other region in France ... from cow’s milk and traditionally inoculated with mold from rye bread (ergot, anyone?), the flavor of bleu ... blue” cheeses actually have blue veins?  Plus, the little pockets of mold can resemble flecks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:55:11

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for January 8, 2009

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for January 8, 2009 A judge in Minneapolis finds Sprint Fidelis MDL claims preempted under federal law, and, a New York appellate panel finds apartment tenants failed to show that mold caused their illness. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Heart Drugs Devices, Mold Litigation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 13:00:00

10 Most Overlooked Items on Homeowners Insurance Claims

Homeowners insurance in Alabama in not cheap, so it is important to take not of all your benefits Landscape: Often times when a home is burned, ... conditioning bill to prevent mold growth and dry out the structure. Shop and Compare multiple Home Insurance ... . The insurance company’s job when there is a claim is to assist the homeowner to draw on that [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 10:05:16

Inn housekeeper sues Paso’s traveling zoo

A Paso Robles-based educational traveling zoo is named as a defendant in a Florida lawsuit with a Hampton Inn employee who claims remnants of its ... feces, monkey dander and other alleged hazards from the exotic guests after cleaning rooms rented ... nonnative pets Hissing Cockroaches Are Popular, But They Also Host Potent Mold Allergens Monkey Uses [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 04:06:46

Feminists on High Horses, pt. 1

Way back in the day, I belonged to a very rigorous political collective, which contained several Marxists. They policed everyone, as Marxists are wont to do, proclaiming themselves the keepers of Advanced Political Thought and Revolutionary Consciousness, also known as Class Consciousness. I actually bought this for awhile [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 14:23:00

Study Suggests Weather Plays Role In Autism

Children who live in areas of the United States that get a lot of precipitation appear to have a higher risk of developing autism, ... and videos. A third possibility is that being indoors increases exposure to contaminants.I'd posit a fourth possibility; that rainy weather may stimulate mold development that might somehow affect human [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 14:55:00

LIVING IN AN UNREAL WORLD

LIVING IN AN UNREAL WORLD January 13th, 2009 No Comments David Denby, movie critic for the New Yorker Magazine and author of several other books, ... , Maureen Dowd about how each fits the mold of his premise. Publisher’s Weekly defines snark as “ ... and what they can count on as true.” Denby tracks snark’s development all the way to the Internet, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:36:15

Litigation Funding Is Here To Stay

By now, every personal injury attorney has heard of “litigation funding” - the non-recourse sale of a portion of a plaintiff’s future settlement proceeds in exchange for cash today. In recent years, the availability and use of litigation funding has grown rapidly and most attorneys now recognize the need for plaintiff financial support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:45:16

Water Damage

water damage is a serious problem for home owners. If you have a water leak or even worse a flood you need to contact a professional company ... buildup after water damage occurs. Many homeowners don’t, either. They think a quick steam cleaning or drying fans will do the trick. That’s not always the case. If a carpet, baseboard [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 06:29:02

Intelligent Design and its [g]od

I just finished watching the documentary Expelled, No Intelligence Allowed,with actor/comedian Ben Stein as the host. He is seeking to expose the barrier that has been created by neo-Darwinians (esp. in the academy), and their goal to mute any dissent from the Darwinian ‘gospel’. In years past I have read quite a bit of the Intelligent Design (ID) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 09:23:28

American Idol Recap, Wednesday, January 14: Kansas City: Will The City Of Fountains Spurt The Next American Idol?

One night down, too many to count to go. Overall, it seems like Idol connoisseurs were pleased with the changes Season 8 is bringing... Kara (CAR-a? TomAto, tomahto) took a little flack for her "Oh no you di’ent" moment with Bikini Girl, but for the most part she seems to be a welcome addition to the judging panel – a breath of fresh hair as it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 06:26:14

In Depth: McCain's environmental record (By Ben Whitford)

In January 2006, Brad Miller, a Democratic congressman from North Carolina, joined Sen. John McCain on a legislative fact-finding delegation to the South Pole. Miller recalls the lawmakers, still bundled in their emergency cold-weather gear, huddling into a tiny conference room a stone’s throw from the pole itself, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 16:15:52

An open letter to Doug Kmiec (on behalf of the “right-wing Catholic blogosphere”)

Doug Kmiec has published a lengthy article in Commonweal accusing the “right-wing Catholic blogosphere” of perpetrating “unrelenting personal attacks” upon him during the Presidential election cycle. He calls these conservative Catholic blogs his “online tormentors” comprising a “hate-filled blogosphere” who practice a “politics of odium” and are [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:15:03

Dyson DC24 Vacuum Cleaner

If you’re like most people, your vacuum cleaner is an indispensable part of your housekeeping equipment. Perhaps you are intrigued by the Dyson “never lose suction” line of vacuum cleaners and have heard some of the following: No loss of suction power Well built to last a long period of time Most are asthma and allergy certified [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:58:45

Decidedly Uncomfortable

As mentioned briefly in my last post, my passport expired, so I could not go to Taiwan ROC  with my mother and grandmother, so this last week I have pretty much been a stone statue on my chair in front of this very computer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:32:00

Prolitec introduces programmable air sanitizer

New Programmable System is First to Continually Sanitize the Air in HVAC Ducts and Commercial, Medical and Residential Spaces Prolitec’s ARIA(TM) formulation works with HVAC-based delivery system to kill airborne odor causing bacteria and mold ... in the air — including mold and fungal spores — clearly are a hit with consumers. But these products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:10:43

Madame Tussaud: Witness to the Revolution

When you mention the name "Madame Tussaud" most people think of the wax replicas of celebrities and politicians housed in the infamous tourist trap, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Each sculpture’s eerie realism holds the key to their allure. Not only can you get two inches from a live model of Brad Pitt or Angelina Jolie, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:41:49

Bloggers vs. Journalists Redux, part N

Bloggers vs. Journalists Redux, part N Category: Media Some guy named Mulshine, who is apparently an ancient journalist (remember: generation is mindset, not age), penned one of those idiotic pieces for Wall Street Journal, willingly exposing his out-datedness and blindness to the world - read it yourself and chuckle: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:08:17

Recurring Leaked Info; 2nd Gen iPod touch to Have GPS

It is believed that Apple will update their iPod product line (particularly the iPod nano and iPod touch), within the next two weeks ... they can make a mold. Parts of the new iPods find their way to accessory companies who then pass ... to other companies and to sometimes to me,” ‘Insider’ claims for iDealsChina.com. touch 3d renderings [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 01:30:54

Edubabble - what DO those words mean?

Every industry has its own "inside baseball" terminology and my industry, information technology, certainly has more than its own share of them. Listen to two or more folks who are well schooled in their industry and it is almost a sure bet that an outsider will be lost in just a little while [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 01:33:52

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: An article from 1967

The Messengers The cover on a new LP album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a photomontage of a crowd gathered round a grave. And a curious crowd it is: Marilyn Monroe is there, so are Karl Marx, Edgar Allan Poe, Albert Einstein, Lawrence of Arabia, Mae West, Sonny Liston, and eight Beatles.Eight? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 11:13:00

Should your squad be among nine teams interested in Griffey Jr.?

As expected, Thanksgiving weekend was pretty much a place where all baseball news went to die ... in The Kid's services for '09. After getting a "thanks, but no thanks" buyout from the White Sox ... in the Cliff Floyd mold, no other team jumps to mind as a good fit for The Kid. Which is why I'll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 18:08:59

Here we go!

Hi y'all! Here we go again, American Idol 2009 kicks it off tonight. This is only my third year of watching American Idol. I wish I could tell you that I have been watching it since the pilot episode and know every single minute that has transpired since the beginning, but hells bells-I just can't tell you that [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:05:00

Media’s War On The Minds Of British People-BRAINWASHING!

Their goal, he stated, was to make the shift irreversible. In this work, and in other locations, Trist, like Alexander King, urges a mass “reeducational” campaign to break the last vestiges of national resistance, especially within the United States, to this new, one-world order [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:11:33

Uncovering Amarillo's Hidden Weirdness

Amarillo, up in the Texas Panhandle, is overwhelmingly conservative and dedicated to beef.  But there's some oddness lurking right under the surface, thanks mostly to helium baron Stanley Marsh 3.  (He thinks Roman numerals are pretentious, apparently.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:33:47

Home Owner Insurance - Don’t Make Costly Mistakes

Home owner insurance is supposed to give you a peace of mind that you will be protected in the event that anything damaging or disastrous happens to ... plumbing. Mold and mildew damage are now excluded from coverage in many insurance policies ... your home. However, you cannot just assume that if you have a home owner insurance policy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 12:18:51

Air Traffic Control Towers Go From Bad to Worse

Nearly 60 percent of the air traffic control towers and other key aviation facilities run by the Federal Aviation Administration are more than 30 years old and plagued by leaks, mold and foggy windows that can make it difficult to see the aircraft, an audit has found. The audit of 16 FAA facilities selected at random [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 19:30:07

Philippine Peso Exchange Rate Trends

Philippine Peso Exchange Rate Trends Dollar and Peso Exchange Rate Trends Many people visit this site looking for exchange rate information ... and help mold the direction of these new expats in the Philippines forums. We're dedicated ... City in Northern Cebu Province but most of all I love Filipina. Especially the one that claims [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 05:00:41

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