Personal Stories

Personal Stories
Indoor air contaminants cause significant damage to health globally. Poor indoor air quality affects people from all walks of life. Affected persons include both genders, all ages, those unborn and soon-to-be born, homemakers, stay-at-home moms, teachers and school children, veterans, retirees, disabled individuals, workers of all levels and skills, farmers, professionals, owners of businesses large and small, and all degrees of affluence. In short, anyone who spends time indoors is at risk.

Millions of people around the world have been harmed by indoor air contaminants in their homes, apartments, schools and businesses. This page provides links to some of their stories.

Please contact us if you would like to add your story to this website.

Alabama State House (Alabama, 2010)


Allemand family (Louisiana) vs Discovery Homes (2010)


Andersen Windows caused mold and fungus growth (Minnesota, 2010)


Anderson, Thomas vs Allstate Insurance--court ruling (California)


Aniston, Jennifer (actress in California, 2005)


Architex Association (Missisippi) vs Scottsdale Insurance (2010)


Arnett family (Florida--2008)


Jury Awarded $903,000


Aspelund family (Washington) vs Nathan Hale High School (2004)


Ballard, Melinda (Texas)


CBS News article: An Insidious Mold (2009)


48 Hours News video


USA Today article: Mold--A Health Alert (1999)


Episode on Forensic Files


Barth, Patricia (New York) vs United Healthcare (1998)


Beety family (Pennsylvania) vs Paradise Realty Group (2010)


Betzel, Kurt (Texas) vs State Farm Lloyds (2007 court ruling)


Blackfeet Indian Reservation vs HUD (2009)


Britzius family (Minnesota, 2006)


Broward County Courthouse


Judge Cheryl Aleman's death from lung cancer may be linked to mold or asbestos (2011)


19 Courthouse employees sue Broward County saying the building made them ill (2012)


Flood, mold hit new Broward County Courthouse (2016)


Brunson family vs EIFS (Texas, 1993)


Buffalo Police Station--Mold at BPD D Sparks Cancer Fears (New York, 2010)


Bullock, Sandra actress (Texas) vs Daneshjou Construction (2004)


Bureau family vs State Farm Fire and Casualty--court ruling (Michigan, 2005)


Carrizales family vs State Farm Lloyds (Appeals Court ruling, Texas, 2008)


Celebrity mold stories (Erin Brockovich, Ed McMahon, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Jordan, Bianca Jagger)


Chee family vs Weathertight Homes Tribunal (New Zealand, 2010)


CNN's Campbell Brown (2009)


Coley, Jean vs Lowe's Home Improvement (North Carolina, 2008)


Crinion, Kevin (Michigan, 2002) -- burglars steal possessions from mold-infested house


Cull family vs Perry Homes (Texas, 2010)


Jury Awards $58 Million to Cull family in March 2010


Delp, Linda (Delaware)


Deptula, David (Florida) vs AIG Insurance (2003)


Detroit Metropolitan Airport--Air Traffic Control Tower (Michigan, 2007)


Report on FAA's Actions to Address Mold at the Detroit Metropolitan Air Traffic Control Tower Facility


DeVault family vs State Farm (Texas, 2002)


DeWindt, Kirk of ABC's "The Bachelorette" (2008)


Dick, Christine vs Pacific Heights Townhomes--court ruling (California, 2002)


Dima family (Canada, 2006)


Doherty, Denise vs Admiral's Flagship Condominium Trust--court ruling (Massachusetts, 2011)


Downey Studios and Downey Kaiser (California, 2008)


Dunkin family (Indiana)


Eagle Mountain homeowners vs Richmond American Homes (Utah, 2010)


Edinburgh office workers (Scotland, 2016)


EPA Workers Say Building is Making Them Sick (North Carolina, 2010)


Fabry family (Colorado)--Timeline of Events (2000-2009)


CBN News Video with Pat Robertson (go to 15 minute mark)


Federal Courthouse in Pensacola, Florida


Letter from Judge Casey Rodgers to the General Services Administration (March 23, 2015)


Federal Courthouse Repairs Delayed (October 20, 2016) -- Congress approved funding for the project, but they won't allow repairs to start until the federal government takes ownership of the building in July of 2017.  Repairs are expected to be completed by May of 2019.


Feigin, Gerald (Medical Examiner in New Jersey, 2010)


Ferdinando, Joanne vs University of Central Florida, Daytona Beach Community College (Florida)


Tests showed Stachybotrys chartarum cfu/gram of 35 Million


Fichtel/Sobotka vs State Farm--court ruling (Illinois, 2009)


Fiess family vs State Farm--court ruling (Texas, 2005)


Firefighters in a sick building--Suwannee County (Florida, 2008)


Florida Woman Awarded $48 Million After Becoming Ill from Mold in Her Condo (Florida, May 1, 2021)


Fort Bragg (North Carolina, 2011)  -- 12 infants died


Fox News Employees Sue Over Alleged Mold (New York, 2006)


Freedman family vs State Farm (California, 2009)


Article titled: "Is the State Farm Policy Really Worth Anything?"


Frohna, Victoria (Ohio)


Gage, Ebony (Pennsylvania) vs Philadelphia Housing Authority (court ruling, 2010)


Case was settled for $11.78 Million on May 3, 2010


Garrison family (Florida, 2010)


Genna family (Michigan):


      Article announcing Court decision (December 22, 2009)


From the article: Plaintiffs...do not have to present an expert witness to prove they had suffered physical ailments as a result of exposure to mold. According to the court, it was enough that mold was present and that the plaintiffs had physical ailments that could be attributed to mold exposure. The court left it to the defendant to disprove that the mold exposure did not cause the alleged illnesses.


      Ruling from Michigan Court of Appeals (2009)


George family vs Bryant Ratliff Construction Company (Kansas, 2002)


Gerding family (Texas) vs State Farm (2002)


Gleason family (Pennsylvania, 2010)


Goddard High School (Roswell, New Mexico, 2011)


The judge said, "...you're under notice that you have a potential problem that in high probability will generate lawsuits."


The judge also said, "Our duty to our students (and) to our young people is a continuous duty."


Mold Biotoxin Illness Linked to Goddard High School Infects Many (1/20/2011)


Goldstein family (New York) vs Spall Realty and Brookwood Building Corp (2010)


Gorman family vs Crenshaw Lumber Company (California, 2005)


Family Settles Lawsuit for $22 Million Over Moldy House--Moldy Wood Caused Brain Damage in Child


Gossett Jr., Louis (actor, 2010)


Gresham Townhomes vs Persimmon Development (Oregon, 2009)


Gwinn family (Oklahoma)--involves Dr. Thomas Walsh with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)


Hammond family (Texas, 2002)


Harold family vs California Casualty Insurance Company (California, 2006)  


Jury Awards $2.3 million in damages for bad faith and negligence in hiring remediation contractors (includes the 2006 news article, the Special Verdict forms and the First Amended Complaint)


Haynes family vs Adair Homes Inc. (Oregon, 2005)


Jury Awarded $498,418 for Breach of Contract and Personal Injury


Headley family vs M & J Limited Partnership (Appeals court ruling--New York, 2010)


Herman, Helen (Massachusetts, 2009)


Jury Awarded $1 Million


Hodges family vs State Farm (California, 2006)


HUD Building (Washington, D.C., 2014)


GIHN - Personal Stories - Indoor air pollution affects people around the world

Iler family vs The Woodlands (Texas, 2001)


Johannsen family vs HUD (Alabama, 2010)


Judge--Randall Johnson (Indiana, 2008)


Kent, Ernie--University of Oregon Basketball Coach (Ohio, 2002)


Khan family vs Safeco--Jury Charge (Texas, 2013)


Koveskali, Danielle (New Zealand, 2010)


Kuther family vs John Zaklama and Coffee Place (court ruling, New Jersey, 2011)


Laguna/DePaul story (Florida)


Levesque family (Missouri, 2009)


Lewin/Davison family (United Kingdom, 2013)


Lexie's story (Texas, 2001)


Lilly, Evangeline, actress (2008)


London renters (United Kingdom, 2016)


Six in 10 of London's private renters endure hazards such as mould and pests, survey reveals


Louisiana Department of Social Services (Louisiana, 2010)--Plaza Towers case


Lotz family vs Atlantic Mutual Insurance (Supreme Court ruling, Wisconsin, 2002)


Lynn family (Missouri, 2009)


Malone, Sharon vs College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas (Texas, 2001)


Manganaro, Kathleen (Pennsylvania, 1983)


Martin, Leonard James (Appeals Court ruling, California, 2016)


Mathieu family (Florida, 2009)


Mazza family ( California, 2001)



McCormick, Teresa (Washington) vs Windermere Real Estate and Lighthouse Home Inspection  (2003)


Additional article about the McCormick story


McGovern, Marcie (Texas) vs Target stores  (2003)


McHenry, Elizabeth (lllinois) vs Allstate Insurance (2002)


McMahon, Ed family vs American Equity Insurance (California, 2002)


Case Settled for $7.2 Million


Meister family (Alabama) vs State Farm (2001 lawsuit petition)


Melichar family (Idaho) vs State Farm (court ruling, 2007)


Meng family (Virginia) vs Drees Homes (2005)


Jury Awarded $4.75 Million (2009)


Minium, Robin (Arizona) vs Pillar Communities


$3.3 Million Awarded to Woman Sickened by Mold (2009)


Mould and Damp Problems Reported to Dublin City Council (Ireland, 2016)


Almost 1,500 Complaints of Mould and Damp in 2014-2015


Multiple mold stories sent to Consumer Affairs regarding State Farm


Nasser family (Egypt, 2012)


Novak, Martha vs State Farm--court ruling (Ohio, 2009)


Oak Ridge Elementary School (North Carolina)


Video of "Worse Case of Mold Ever Seen at Oak Ridge Elementary"


Page, Wanda (Texas) vs State Farm (Appeals Court ruling, 2008)


Palser, Spring (New York)


Parden, Cynthia vs CNA Insurance (Louisiana, 2002)


Case Settled for $984,000


Pauluk, Dan (Nevada)


News story (Health District mold that killed Dan Pauluk also sickened others, 2009)


News video (on YouTube)


Ray, Rachael and John Cusimano (New York ) vs Amerispec Heritage Home Inspection Service and Joseph Schmitt Consulting Engineers --lawsuit for $2.9 Million


Red Mountain Elementary School (Arizona, 2009)


ReMax office (Georgia, 2006)


Richmond County Law Enforcement Center (Georgia, 2010)


Rock family vs State Farm re Duty to Defend--court ruling (Illinois, 2009)


Rodriguez family (California) vs Homesite Insurance


Romain, Joann Matouk (Michigan)--Woman disappears on 1st day of mold trial (January 17, 2010)


News update (January 25, 2016)


Salowitz, Joe (New York)


Shipp, Kevin vs U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (Texas, 2011)


Stonybrook Apartments (Florida, 2016)


Website with details about mold at Stonybrook Apartments


Stroot, Elizabeth and Jolette Watson (Delaware) vs New Haverford Partnership, Richard F. Deery, Edward L. Davidson, Jr. and Mid-Atlantic Realty Company, Inc. (Supreme Court ruling, 2001)


Stuckey family vs Riverstone Residential (Louisiana)


Switzer, Barry--Dallas Cowboys and University of Oklahoma football coach--vs State Farm (Oklahoma, 2005)


Tucker, Troy (Georgia)--news video (2011)


University of Colorado (Colorado, 2006)


Valentino family vs Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (New Jersey, 2017)


Voss family (Michigan, 2011)


Wagner family vs Drees Homes (Kentucky, 2002)


Walnut Grove vs American Family Insurance--Appeals Court ruling (Iowa, 2007)


Watkins family vs State Farm (Oklahoma, 2007)--Motion for Contempt and Sanctions against State Farm


Order Sustaining Plaintiffs' Motion for Contempt and for Sanctions Against Defendant, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company


Wellmeyer family (Louisiana) vs Allstate Insurance (Supreme Court ruling, 2005)

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