Case of Child Exposed to Mold & Carbon Dioxide Remanded; Tort Claims Act Extends Minors' Notice of Claim Period

PORTLAND, Maine - A state Supreme Court recently remanded to the Superior Court the case of a child suffering various physical symptoms allegedly due to exposure to mold and carbon dioxide in his elementary school, ruling that as a minor, and based on when his claim accrued, his notice of claim was filed within the statute of limitations. Patricia McLaughlin o/b/o Joseph McLaughlin v. Superintending School Committee of Lincolnville, No. Wal-02-674 (Maine Sup. Jud. Ct.).

According to the Sept. 16 opinion, Maine's Supreme Judicial Court found that the relationship between the child's condition and his exposure to contaminants in his …