Trial Court Dismisses Sales Clerk's Mold Injury Claims Against Building Owner

NEW YORK - A sales clerk claiming injury from exposure to mold in her employer's leased retail space failed to make a prima facie case of negligence against the building's owner and manager, a New York trial court decided Feb. 7. Patt v. Madison Third Building Cos., et al., No. 114037/01 (N.Y. Sup., N.Y. Cty.).

Jennifer Patt complained that she was exposed to toxic mold and other toxic substances from an overflowing toilet while employed at BeBe Inc., a clothing store, between October 1999 through October 2000. Patt alleged negligence on the part of building owner Madison Third Building Companies …