Ed McMahon Sues Insurer, Others Over Mold-Infested Mansion

LOS ANGELES - Entertainer Ed McMahon has sued his homeowners' insurer and several other companies involved in the recent remediation of mold that infiltrated his Los Angeles home after a pipe burst in his den last summer. McMahon v. American Equity Insurance Co., et al., No. BC271423 (Calif. Super., Los Angeles Cty.).

According to a lawsuit filed April 8 in Los Angeles County Superior Court, McMahon and his wife Pamela have been displaced and emotionally and physically devastated since the July 2001 incident that flooded their home and eventually led to widespread mold contamination. The lawsuit even claims that as …