New Calif. Lawsuit Charges Insurance Adjuster With Disturbing Stachybotrys

LOS ANGELES - A mother and her son sued their former landlords and the landlords' insurer on June 15, charging that the two were made ill by exposure to molds and other contaminants through defendants' negligence and failure to maintain habitable housing. Shaffer v. Holtzman, et al., No. BC 099163 (Calif. Super., Los Angeles Cty.).

Debbie Shaffer charges that she and her son, Sam Eaton, rented a Los Angeles condominium for approximately one year, beginning in September 2002. She alleges that she and her son developed shortness of breath, chronic fatigue, memory problems and other conditions requiring medical treatment and, …