Toxic Mold: Latest Construction Defect

Abstract

As television documentaries and newspaper articles increasingly report the insurgence of lawsuits associated with toxic mold, professionals serving in the construction industry are reevaluating the design, supervision, and work associated with projects in an effort to reduce the possibility of water intrusion and toxic mold growth. The first step in preventing your name from being counted among possible defendants in a toxic mold lawsuit is to be informed of the different types of mold as well as the environments that cause these toxic molds to flourish. A knowledge of the several theories of liabilities and the successful defenses in past toxic mold litigation will also provide perspective. Finally, a survey of current efforts by both government and quasi-public agencies to address the problem of toxic mold will conclude this review of the latest defect in the construction industry: mold.