Formaldehyde MDL Limits Mold Evidence to Supporting Role

NEW ORLEANS - A federal court that has already said emergency housing tenants can introduce evidence of mold at trial only to support their formaldehyde injury claims denied one plaintiff's motion to allow for mold testing that could be used to pursue a claim for a separate mold injury. In re: FEMA Trailer Formaldehyde Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 07-1873 (E.D. La.).

Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt, who presides over the federal multidistrict litigation arising from temporary emergency housing provided to those displaced by Hurricane Katrina, said in denying the motion for reconsideration on July 13 that Federal Emergency Management Agency …