Nevada Class Action Alleges That The State Waited Too Long Before Cleaning Up Mold

LAS VEGAS - Employees at Nevada's Division of Child and Family Services have sued the state agency claiming it waited too long to rid its facilities of mold that was allegedly causing widespread illness among the workforce. Karla Schurin, et al., v. Nevada Division of Child and Family Services, No. A449735 (Nevada Dist. Ct., Clark Cty.).

The class action, the second such complaint against the department, was filed April 24 in Clark County District Court. The lawsuit accuses officials at the CFS of failing or refusing to eradicate mold contamination in several buildings on the CFS campus, even after officials …