Mold Problems in Hotels, Motels, and other Overnight Accommodations
           Many hotels, motels, bed-and-breakfasts, lodges, and other overnight accommodations often have severe mold infestation that can cause major health problems to guests staying only one day. In a few hours time a person can breathe in enough elevated levels of airborne mold spores to enable mold to begin growing in one's lungs and sinus cavities. Read all about mold health in the indepth ebook Mold Health Guide.

Hilton Waikiki Mold Lawsuit Settlement
          On December 24, 2005, the trial judge approved a settlement of a class action lawsuit, in which settlement the Hilton Corporation agreed to pay $1.8 million to mold victims who had been guests of its mold-infested facility at Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Hilton itself is a plaintiff in other lawsuits against the contractors, subcontractors, and architects who designed the mold ill-fated hotel. Read all about prosecuting and defending mold legal claims in the indepth ebook Mold Legal Guide. Here is the news article about the settlement of the mold legal claims by the hotel guest mold victims---

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1310AP_Hilton_Mold.html

Saturday, December 24, 2005 ·

Toxic Mold Hilton Hotel Hawaii Alerton
 
Hilton settles over moldy Hawaii hotel

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

HONOLULU -- A judge has approved a $1.8 million class action settlement between Hilton Corp. and guests who stayed in a mold-infested Waikiki hotel tower, lawyers for the plaintiffs said.

Experts said the mold was a variety that can trigger asthma and also irritate the eyes, nose and throat, but no serious health problems were reported.

Hilton denied liability but agreed to the settlement, said a statement from the law firm of Davis, Levin, Livingston and Grande. Calls seeking comment from Hilton representatives at corporate headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif., were not returned.

Hawaii Circuit Court Judge Sabrina McKenna gave preliminary approval to the agreement Friday, the lawyers said.

Mold overtook the 453-room Kalia Tower in the Hilton Hawaiian Village complex and forced its closure in 2002, about a year after the $95 million building opened.

The tab for cleanup was more than five times the original $10 million estimate. The tower reopened in September 2003. Hilton sued 18 companies and individuals, saying design and construction defects produced excessive humidity that encouraged the mold to grow.

About 2,900 people who stayed at the building during June 14-July 23, 2002, will be eligible for $50 in cash or $150 worth of travel coupons for each night they spent there, said Price, Okamoto, Himeno and Lum, the other law firm involved in the lawsuit.