Re: Another Mold Settlement

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Mike B.:

How about explaining that, I don't understand. Which way did
you want it - greedy litigants or negligent parties? What's
this about jealousy, success, failure?

On 11/20/07, Mike B. wrote:
> What's the matter, ff? Jealous that somebody has succeeded
> where you have failed?
>
> On 11/20/07, ff wrote:
>>
>> Mike B.:
>>
>> The rest of the story could be...?
>>
>> ...the litigants, now overweight, intoxicated, and homeless,
>> are suing to regain possession of the truck, clothes, and
>> jewelry purchased with proceeds from the settlement. A
>> major convenience store chain is also being sued for
>> accepting purchases from them, with cash also obtained in
>> the settlement, as well as a local business, "Custom Body
>> and Paint". The auto customizing facilitiy allegedly
>> mispelled the first name of one of the litigants, when it
>> was painted onto the now repo'd vehicle. The previous
>> landlord declined comment, stating that the litigants were
>> threatening discrimination suits if he did not allow them to
>> move back into the apartment, employ then to make necessary
>> repairs, and compensate with cash only.
>>
>> Or -
>>
>> ...the litigants' state of health has continued to decline,
>> while at the same time, the previous landlord has leased the
>> contaminated property to more families, claiming that the
>> CDC, US Chamber of Commerce, ACOEM, and other credible
>> entities stand behind him in his accepted view that mold is
>> harmless.
>>
>> ff
>>
>> On 11/19/07, Mike B. wrote:
>>> What are ya'll doing wrong with your litigation?
>>>
>>> Apartment Mold
>>> Oakland, CA: (Nov-18-07) Twelve immigrant families who
>>> lived in a dilapidated, unheated, mold and cockroach
>>> infested apartment, brought charges against their
>> landlord,
>>> Roosevelt Owyang, accusing him of not providing a
>> habitable
>>> dwelling at the complex. The suit also alleged breach of
>>> contract. The former tenants stated that rain water leaked
>>> into their apartments from windows and ceilings so the
>>> apartments were constantly damp and mold was thick.
>>> Cockroaches were everywhere, and stairway railings and
>>> floorboards were often broken. Several plaintiffs claimed
>>> that they developed asthma along with the 39 former and
>>> current residents who are party to the suit. Several
>> others
>>> claimed that they suffered from chronic sinusitis and
>> upper-
>>> respiratory problems as a result of staying at the
>>> apartment. The complaint was filed in state Superior Court
>>> in Alameda County. As part of a settlement reached, the
>>> twelve immigrant families received a $1.3 million payout,
>>> resolving the lawsuit. [INSIDE BAY AREA: APARTMENT MOLD]