Tag Archives: Public Health

Sam M Gibbons US Courthouse – Tampa judge, clerk dispute feds over court repairs – “Of the building’s landlord, the General Services Administration, Kovachevich bluntly said, “They don’t care.” – “…call into question the GSA’s insistence that mold and mildew problems have been eliminated”

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Sharon Kramer

By William R. Levesque “TAMPA — As much as anyone since the 1998 opening of the federal courthouse in downtown Tampa, Judge Elizabeth Kovachevich has endured the building’s endless parade of problems. Things always seem to be broken, leaking or … Continue reading →

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ToxLaw Post: Pain Management Doctors Threaten ACOEM with Class Action – Experts Predict Harm to Patients – “We’re talking class action. We see this as pandering to the insurance companies,”…

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Sharon Kramer

Posted on ToxLaw.com by Sharon Kramer on 1/28/11 Experts Predict Harm to Patients “Timothy Deer, MD, president of the Center for Pain Relief in Charleston, W.Va., and chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists pain committee, said that if adopted … Continue reading →

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ABC NEWS & CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY – Lavish Spending at Philadelphia Housing Authority Raises Oversight Concerns – HUD-Funded Housing Projects Wasted Money on Belly Dancers, Sex Offenders & Dead Residents

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Sharon Kramer

“Despite red flags from its own internal watchdog, HUD has continued to plow fresh federal dollars into these troubled agencies, including $218 million in stimulus funds since 2009, the joint investigation found.” By Brian Ross and Avni Patel and John … Continue reading →

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Eagle-Vail’s Riverview MOLD INFESTATION tackled – “Eagle County could have gotten away with doing nothing about it, but chose to deal with it instead.”

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Sharon Kramer

“There was lots of mold in Riverview. Now there’s not.” “Eagle County could have gotten away with doing nothing about it, but chose to deal with it instead.” “We chose not to ignore it. We wanted to make sure we … Continue reading →

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Oh Boy! ACOEM seems to be at it again! Wonder if the US Chamber and the Manhattan Institute think-tank are going to pay their revisers of their Mold Illness Policy to write a “lay translation” for judges just like last time? Wonder if they used expert defense witnesses from Big Tobacco to write this one, too?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Sharon Kramer

TOXLAW: Posted by Sharon Kramer on 1/22/11 ACOEM New Mold Guidelines Ready Within Weeks Seems ACOEM is not interested in any public, physician or IAQ professional comment prior to finalizing their new mold guidelines. Wonder if the US Chamber of … Continue reading →

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