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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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'Tonight Show' sidekick Ed McMahon settles toxic mold case
Tuesday April 15, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) Former ``Tonight Show'' sidekick Ed McMahon
settled a lawsuit against the last of several defendants he sued
for toxic mold that allegedly sickened him and his wife, killed his
dog and made his Beverly Hills mansion unlivable.
McMahon, 80, agreed to accept $230,000 to resolve the dispute,
court documents revealed Monday.
He had sued American Equity Insurance Co., two insurance
adjusters and several cleanup contractors for $20 million last
year, claiming his 8,000-square-foot mansion was ruined.
The other defendants made settlements over the past few months.
The settlement reached Friday was paid by Controlled Environmental
Solutions.
McMahon filed suit in April 2002 claiming that a plumbing pipe
in his home ruptured in July 2001, flooding his den. The company he
hired to clean the mess, Alliance Environmental Group, allegedly
painted over the stachybotrus chartarum, and didn't tell him about
the mold.
Soon afterward, McMahon claimed he and his wife became sickened
and their sheepdog, Muffin, developed respiratory illness and died.
The couple moved per doctor's orders in September 2001, and
rented another home at $23,000 a month. Toxic mold later was found
in McMahon's master bedroom.
The case was scheduled to go to trial this week.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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