Scope of Limited Inspection Stands as Protection Against Liability for Building Inspector

[Editor's Note: Although this decision does not result from a mold dispute, HarrisMartin editors feel it could have an impact on the future of mold-related cases involving building inspections and building inspectors' liability.]

LOS ANGELES - A California appeals court affirmed a lower court's granting of summary judgment in favor of a building inspector against a homeowner who claimed the inspector negligently failed to discover various defects in the home, including water leakage. Jose Cofino, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Boatwright Certified Building Inspection, Inc., Defendant and Respondent, No. B150378 (Calif. Ct. App., 2nd App. Dist., Div. 2).

According to the …