Colo. Supreme Court Dismisses Airport Employees' Mold Claims

DENVER - The Colorado Supreme Court on June 25 reversed two lower courts and ordered the dismissal of airline employees' claims that they suffered respiratory and other illnesses after being exposed to mold at Denver International Airport. City & County of Denver v. Crandall, No. 06SC424 (Colo. Sup. Ct.).

The high court rejected a "recurring injury" theory put forth by plaintiffs Terri Crandall and Joann Hubbard and ruled that the pair failed to meet a 180-day filing limit under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (24-10-109[1], C.R.S. [2006]).

Crandall and Hubbard filed a notice of claim with the City & County …