The lawsuit alleged that mold from the center’s faulty heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system caused respiratory afflictions for the former employees.
The physician group that owns the center, Associated Physicians & Surgeons Clinic, as well as the construction and architecture firm that built the center, agreed to pay a sum of $1-$1.5 million to the plaintiffs.
Read The Tribune Star‘s report on the Indiana surgery center settlement.
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