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词条 Melinda Ballard
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{{Orphan|date=March 2018}}Melinda Ballard (1958 – 2013)[1] was an activist for insurance policyholders in America. In 1999, she sued her insurer over mold damage in her 22-room Austin, Texas mansion.[2] Their case started as a single claim for water damage and turned into a case about mold contamination in the entire house.[3][4] They were one of the first cases to highlight the dangerous results of toxic mold[5] and changed how normal indoor mold was viewed in America.[6] She and her husband, Ron Allison, were awarded $32 million in 2001[7] as a result of a lawsuit against Farmers Insurance for mold damage. The award was later changed to $4 million.[8] As a result of her case and the attention she received, Ballard founded Policyholders of America, a consumer advocate group and homeowner’s insurance information clearinghouse. In 2013, Ballard died at the age of 55.[1]

References

1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Melinda Ballard - All Things Mold|url=http://www.allthingsmold.org/melinda-ballard/|website=All Things Mold|accessdate=28 May 2018|date=4 May 2015}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Williams|first1=Alex|title=Spore War|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/realestate/features/realestate2004/n_9985/|publisher=New York Magazine|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Brockovich Takes On A New Foe: Mold|url=http://www.mold-help.org/content/view/215/0/|publisher=Mold Help|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|last1=Elliot|first1=Janet|title=Mold case impact outlives house where crisis began|url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Mold-case-impact-outlives-house-where-crisis-began-1971998.php|publisher=Chron|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|last1=Progovitz|first1=Richard F.|title=Black Mold Your Health and Your Home|url=https://books.google.co.il/books?id=9784qLnSeaAC&pg=PA105&lpg=PA105&dq=Melinda+Ballard+activist&source=bl&ots=gDypwRkh-j&sig=WG1catkdA7prXf4O5Prf4mVOlgs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiZ0JSe1frZAhWEbFAKHYt3B6U4ChDoAQguMAI#v=onepage&q=Melinda%20Ballard%20activist&f=false|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|last1=Heimpel|first1=Daniel|title=The Toxic Mold Rush: California Mom Helps Fuel an Obsession|url=http://www.laweekly.com/news/the-toxic-mold-rush-california-mom-helps-fuel-an-obsession-2154516|publisher=LA Weekly|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Jordan|title=The 'Mold Queen' Fights Back|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2003-03-21/150675/|publisher=Austin Chronicle|accessdate=21 March 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=Court cuts award in landmark mold case to $4M |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/stories/2002/12/16/daily57.html|publisher=Austin Business Journal|accessdate=5 December 2018}}
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