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March 23, 2011Volume 1 Issue 493

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Toddler's Death - Tainted Alcohol Wipes
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AC Checkup Ends with Large Check to AC Company 

Woman says she was over charged

by Jackie Callaway, abcactionnews.com  

 

TAMPA - Estelle Rodman's air conditioning trouble started with aAC checkup ends with large check to AC company solicitation for a checkup. The 81 year old says World Class Heating and Cooling called to offer her a $29 checkup.  "For 29 dollars, how could I go wrong."

 

The service call ended with a bill for $4,044.00

(see video)

 

I checked with five different air conditioning companies, all of whom told me the same work should have run Estelle between $800 and $1400. "Materials and all added together probably $1000 -- $1200 tops.'  I showed Estelle's invoice to Francisco Aguirre with Pure Air.

 

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Parents Blame Toddler's Death on Tainted Alcohol Wipes Millions of pads, swabs recalled because of same bacteria that killed 2-year-old boy
by JoNel Aleccia Health writer - msnbc.com

 

The parents of a 2-year-old Houston boy who died from a rare infection are suing makers of recalled alcohol prep products, claiming contaminated wipes and swabs transmitted bacteria that caused his fatal case of meningitis.

 

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Residents Sick And Tired Of Mold Problem

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Tenants at a Manchester apartment complex say they are sick and tired of mold. On Friday night dozens of people who live at the Pavilions Apartment Homes in Manchester banded together to talk about the problem.


After being forced out of the common room by police, tenants packed shoulder to shoulder inside an apartment. Their message is that enough hasn't been done to address the mold that they say has plagued their buildings.

 

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CPSC and HUD Issue Updated Remediation Protocol for Homes with Problem Drywall 

by CPSC and HUD NEWS - for Immediate Release #11-176 
 
Building-Science-3WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are issuing an updated remediation protocol (pdf) for homes with problem drywall. A study (pdf) conducted on behalf of CPSC by Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico, finds no evidence of a safety hazard to home electrical systems. Sandia simulated long-term exposure of wiring and other electrical components to hydrogen sulfide gas, which is associated with problem drywall. 

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HarrisMartin's Mold Update Calif. Court Cites Missing Settlement Evidence in Refusing to Compel Arbitration
by HarrisMartin Publishing - Mold 

 

A California appellate court has declined to compel arbitration of a dispute between condominium owners and their building association, saying the heavily redacted settlement document provided to the court was insufficient evidence...

 

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