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New Mold Lawsuit Against
National Home Builder
Lexington
Oaks Residents Sue Pulte Homes Over Mold In Attic
Tuesday March 16, 2004 3:20
Christopher P. Yankee and Kristy McNaughton vs. Pulte Homes, Inc.
Case No. 512004CA787-ES
WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla., March 16 - A Pasco County couple filed suit today
against Pulte Homes, alleging that sloppy construction methods led to the
growth of dangerous mold in the attic of their new Lexington Oaks home.
The lawsuit accuses Pulte of negligence for leaving roof trusses uncovered
in standing water during construction. The trusses have accumulated growths
of a green mold called trichoderma, which can be particularly hazardous for
infants and young children, the lawsuit states.
Christopher Yankee and his wife Kristy McNaughton filed the suit in Pasco
County Circuit Court. In April 2003, they contracted to buy a house in
Lexington Oaks' Pocono Village, the lawsuit states. The couple and their
one- year-old daughter moved into the house in November 2003. Yankee
discovered the mold in late December 2003, when he entered his attic for the
first time to store holiday decorations.
Yankee complained to Pulte. The builder initially denied liability and later
proposed remediation that Yankee deemed inadequate, the lawsuit states.
McNaughton had been working as a salesperson for Pulte and had already
announced she was quitting to care for their daughter. After Yankee raised
questions about the mold, Pulte accelerated McNaughton's departure,
according to her attorneys.
"All we're asking is for Pulte to make things right," said the couple's
attorney, Mike Peacock of the Tampa-based law firm of James, Hoyer, Newcomer
& Smiljanich P.A. "Pulte needs to remove the threat posed to this family's
health and its investment. Pulte has been sued before on this issue and
should know better." The lawsuit does not set a figure for damages.
James, Hoyer, Newcomer & Smiljanich P.A. has offices in Tampa and
Tallahassee. Its nationwide practice focuses on consumer and investor fraud,
product liability and whistleblower cases. The firm's website is
www.jameshoyer.com
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