Some attorneys back off black mold lawsuit Video

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Some attorneys back off black mold lawsuit

July 25, 2006 10:28 PM EDT

East High Mold: Kontji

http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=5197396

Almost five years after the discovery and cleanup of black mold at

East High School, attorneys behind a class action lawsuit want off

the case.

This week, 15 Memphis City School parents and students got a letter

from attorneys asking the courts to be cut from the case. Parents

claim they're being dropped cold with just three months to regroup.

Zorina Bowen says she doesn't know where to turn after attorneys

mailed her this letter saying they want off the case.

" It's been a mess ever since we started this thing back in 2001, "

she said.

The former PTA president says black mold discovered at East High

School gave her daughter, , asthma.

" When I'd walk up the stairs to class, I would notice I'd get short

of breath and I stayed out a lot during my seventh and eighth grade

year, " said the former East High School student.

says she never had asthma before then and gave up ice

skating because of it. She's one of several students at East High

who say mold made them sick.

" I think they're gonna have a very, very difficult time showing that

any of the mold that was in east high school had anything to do with

the problems that some of these folks complained about, " said

Memphis City Schools Attorney, Mike Marshall. He says plaintiffs

have until October to make their case. " The court has set a

deadline that if they can't prove their case or at least bring forth

evidence to show that there's reason to go forward, then those cases

are gonna be dismissed, " he said.

The attorneys dropping the lawsuit say the parents have a good case

against Memphis City Schools and their former cleanup company

Aramark-ServiceMaster, but they don't have the money to prove the

case.

" I believe they actually took the case under false pretenses because

they led us to believe that they had the resources to fight it and

we find out later that they don't, " Bowen said.

Attorneys say they did everything they could to move the case

forward. Now plaintiffs say they're back to square-one. Parents

and students are now looking for new legal counsel.

[Guest guest]

Plaintiff attorneys dropping their clients in toxic torts for mold as well

as homeowner association cases is an all too common and tragic scenario.

Interesting, how this often occurs in the eleventh hour......The integrity that

some attorneys lack seems to be a pervasive problem within certain aspects of

our legal system. How very sad for all of us.

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Some attorneys back off black mold lawsuit

July 25, 2006 10:28 PM EDT

East High Mold: Kontji

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(http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=5197396)

Almost five years after the discovery and cleanup of black mold at

East High School, attorneys behind a class action lawsuit want off

the case.

This week, 15 Memphis City School parents and students got a letter

from attorneys asking the courts to be cut from the case. Parents

claim they're being dropped cold with just three months to regroup.

Zorina Bowen says she doesn't know where to turn after attorneys

mailed her this letter saying they want off the case.

" It's been a mess ever since we started this thing back in 2001, "

she said.

The former PTA president says black mold discovered at East High

School gave her daughter, , asthma.

" When I'd walk up the stairs to class, I would notice I'd get short

of breath and I stayed out a lot during my seventh and eighth grade

year, " said the former East High School student.

says she never had asthma before then and gave up ice

skating because of it. She's one of several students at East High

who say mold made them sick.

" I think they're gonna have a very, very difficult time showing that

any of the mold that was in east high school had anything to do with

the problems that some of these folks complained about, " said

Memphis City Schools Attorney, Mike Marshall. He says plaintiffs

have until October to make their case. " The court has set a

deadline that if they can't prove their case or at least bring forth

evidence to show that there's reason to go forward, then those cases

are gonna be dismissed, " he said.

The attorneys dropping the lawsuit say the parents have a good case

against Memphis City Schools and their former cleanup company

Aramark-ServiceMastAramark-ServiceMast<WBR>er, but they don't have

case.

" I believe they actually took the case under false pretenses because

they led us to believe that they had the resources to fight it and

we find out later that they don't, " Bowen said.

Attorneys say they did everything they could to move the case

forward. Now plaintiffs say they're back to square-one. Parents

and students are now looking for new legal counsel.

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Hi , this is scary. I have heard nothing at

all. It will be 4 years in Nov. since I found the

mold. Judi

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>

> Plaintiff attorneys dropping their clients in toxic

> torts for mold as well

> as homeowner association cases is an all too common

> and tragic scenario.

> Interesting, how this often occurs in the eleventh

> hour......The integrity that

> some attorneys lack seems to be a pervasive problem

> within certain aspects of

> our legal system. How very sad for all of us.

>

>

>

> In a message dated 7/25/2006 11:19:32 PM Central

> Standard Time,

> tigerpaw2c@... writes:

>

>

> Some attorneys back off black mold lawsuit

>

> July 25, 2006 10:28 PM EDT

>

> East High Mold: Kontji

>

>

>

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>

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>

>

>

>

>

> Almost five years after the discovery and cleanup of

> black mold at

> East High School, attorneys behind a class action

> lawsuit want off

> the case.

>

> This week, 15 Memphis City School parents and

> students got a letter

> from attorneys asking the courts to be cut from the

> case. Parents

> claim they're being dropped cold with just three

> months to regroup.

>

> Zorina Bowen says she doesn't know where to turn

> after attorneys

> mailed her this letter saying they want off the

> case.

>

> " It's been a mess ever since we started this thing

> back in 2001, "

> she said.

>

> The former PTA president says black mold discovered

> at East High

> School gave her daughter, , asthma.

>

> " When I'd walk up the stairs to class, I would

> notice I'd get short

> of breath and I stayed out a lot during my seventh

> and eighth grade

> year, " said the former East High School student.

>

> says she never had asthma before then and

> gave up ice

> skating because of it. She's one of several students

> at East High

> who say mold made them sick.

>

> " I think they're gonna have a very, very difficult

> time showing that

> any of the mold that was in east high school had

> anything to do with

> the problems that some of these folks complained

> about, " said

> Memphis City Schools Attorney, Mike Marshall. He

> says plaintiffs

> have until October to make their case. " The court

> has set a

> deadline that if they can't prove their case or at

> least bring forth

> evidence to show that there's reason to go forward,

> then those cases

> are gonna be dismissed, " he said.

>

> The attorneys dropping the lawsuit say the parents

> have a good case

> against Memphis City Schools and their former

> cleanup company

> Aramark-ServiceMastAramark-ServiceMast<WBR>er, but

> they don't have

> case.

>

> " I believe they actually took the case under false

> pretenses because

> they led us to believe that they had the resources

> to fight it and

> we find out later that they don't, " Bowen said.

>

> Attorneys say they did everything they could to move

> the case

> forward. Now plaintiffs say they're back to

> square-one. Parents

> and students are now looking for new legal counsel.

>

>

>

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