LOS ANGELES, CA — Ed McMahon, longtime sidekick of Johnny Carson on NBC’s “Tonight Show,” is suing his home insurance company for $20 million, claiming that it botched a simple repair on a broken pipe and, as a result, allowed a toxic mold to spread through his house, making his family sick and killing his dog, according to a report from CNN.
In a lawsuit filed Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, McMahon said he, his wife Pamela, and household staff members have been battling illnesses as a result of exposure to a mold known as stachybotrus chartarum. He also said the family dog, Muffin, died as a result of a mold-induced infection.