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    Post: Fla. Judges Move Chambers After Colleague Death

    Posted by Sharon Kramer on 1/12/11


    As posted on "Katy's Exposure Exposing Environmental Health
    Threats And Those Responsible"

    ABA Journal – Neighboring Fla. Jurists Move Chambers After
    Death of Colleague, Citing MOLD Concern
    Posted on 01/12/2011 by katy
    Jan 11, 2011
    By Martha Neil

    Concerning that a 52-year-old Florida jurist’s death from
    lung cancer last month may have been linked to courthouse
    mold, three of Judge Cheryl Aleman’s colleagues on the
    ninth floor have moved their chambers out of the Broward
    County Courthouse and are seeking environmental testing.
    “There were issues with a serious illness with one or more
    judges in the area,” Judge Patti Englander Henning tells
    the Miami Herald. “Prudence suggested that we request to be
    moved until they can test and determine what the problem is
    and how it can be remedied. And obviously, it was a valid
    enough claim that they were good enough to move us.”
    An article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel says judges
    are also concerned about a possible asbestos issue in the
    courthouse.

    Court employees have previously filed a series of lawsuits
    over alleged courthouse mold, and the issue has also arisen
    concerning other courthouses in Florida....


    Fla. Judges Move Chambers After Colleage Death


    Jan 11, 2011 By Martha Neil Concerning that a 52-year-old Florida jurist’s death from lung cancer last month may have been linked to courthouse mold, three of Judge Cheryl Aleman’s colleagues on the ninth floor have moved their chambers out of the Broward County Courthouse and are seeking environmental testing. “There were issues with a serious illness with one or more judges in the area,” Judge Patti Englander Henning tells the Miami Herald. “Prudence suggested that we request to be moved until they can test and determine what the problem is and how it can be remedied. And obviously, it was a valid enough claim that they were good enough to move us.” An article in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel says judges are also concerned about a possible asbestos issue in the courthouse. Court employees have previously filed a series of lawsuits over alleged courthouse mold, and the issue has also arisen concerning other courthouses in Florida.... ">
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