Mold Contamination in SUV Caused Personal Injuries, Plaintiff Alleges

BOONE, N.C. - An SUV owner has sued the car's manufacturer as well as the dealership where he purchased his car, alleging that design defects allowed water intrusion and mold growth in the vehicle, in turn causing him to suffer severe personal injuries due to mold exposure. Timothy Everett Greene and Amy V. Greene v. General Motors Corp. and Mack Brown, Inc., No. 02-CVS-156 (N.C. Super. Ct., Watauga Cty.).

Timothy Everett Greene alleges in his March 15 complaint that inadequate weather stripping and misaligned doors allowed water to permeate the carpeting of his 1999 Cadillac Escalade and fostered mold growth …