Worker's Compensation Case May Lead to Civil Actions Concerning Mold-Contaminated Courthouse

LEXINGTON, S.C. - South Carolina's Lexington County courthouse, already shut down once for mold remediation last year, was closed again Aug. 9 pending results of further testing in light of a worker's compensation claim filed by solicitor's case manager Linda W. Cooley, who worked in the building. Linda W. Cooley v. County of Lexington, S.C., No. n/a (S.C. W.C.A.).

The second round of testing was commissioned by attorneys representing Cooley and other county employees who have complained that mold in the courthouse caused or exacerbated health problems for which they should receive worker's compensation. The scheduled reopening date for the …