The 2019 LA Fitness Mold Lawsuit (W.D. Pa.)

A former employee's federal complaint alleged workplace mold exposure in an LA Fitness pool area and alleged the company actively concealed mold and moisture buildup. Allegations from a filed complaint — not findings, and presented here as nothing more.

Alleged Everything on this page comes from a filed lawsuit complaint. A complaint states one side’s claims; filing one proves nothing, and this page makes no claim that any of it is true.

The filing

On October 17, 2019, a former employee filed suit against LA Fitness in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Case No. 2:19-cv-01215-WSS.

The complaint alleged:

• Workplace exposure to mold and chemicals in the pool area of an LA Fitness club; and
• That the company “actively concealed” mold and moisture buildup on walls.

Why it is in Gym Watch

Not as evidence of what happened in that pool area — a complaint cannot do that — but as part of the public record of what gets alleged about big-chain gym sanitation, in federal court, under a case number anyone can look up. Gym Watch tracks findings where findings exist (Ocoee), reports where reporting exists, and allegations labeled as allegations. Pass 2 of our research includes checking this case’s disposition.

Read the primary document yourself: the complaint (PDF, via archive.org court records)

Note: Esporta Fitness is operated by Fitness International, the same parent company as LA Fitness.