WELCOME TO ATLANTIC LEGAL'S MOLD/SOUND SCIENCE WEBSITE

For the past several years, the United States has seen a staggering increase in litigation involving health related claims allegedly due to the presence of indoor mold, claimed by some to be the next toxic tort wave rivaling the asbestos nightmare. The plaintiffs' bar, based on multi-million dollar verdicts, proclaims "mold is gold" and as schools and other public buildings undergo expensive remediation, the media's coverage is riveting.

The common issue in the burgeoning mold litigation is the admissibility of expert testimony linking the presence of mold to the injury. As a noted expert in the area has observed, "I feel sick, there is mold; therefore, the mold made me sick" makes no medical sense. Yet in countless cases throughout the country, plaintiffs are asking courts and juries to award huge damages on this theory of alleged causation. The application of reliable evidence and the best scientific assessments to the central causation-in-fact issue is critical and this has been the focus of Atlantic Legal's work representing distinguished amici in other science-related cases (identified on the Atlantic Legal website) and is the focus of Atlantic Legal's mold/sound science initiative.

Materials collected here are aimed generally at ensuring that sound science, not speculations masquerading as science, is applied in determining the admissibility of expert testimony in cases involving interior mold health claims. Atlantic Legal strives for scientific and medical objectivity. The focus is on issues on which counsel must prevail if expert testimony is to be admitted.

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