Contractor's Motion to Dismiss Claim of Negligent Mold Remediation Is Denied

CHICAGO - The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has denied a contractor's motion to dismiss third-party claims filed by a homeowner alleging that mold remediation and other repairs to her home were negligently performed. Amica Mutual Insurance Company, Plaintiff, v. Patricia Henderson, Defendant. Patricia Henderson, individually and as Guardian of Ian Henderson and Alex Henderson, Defendant/Counterclaim-Plaintiff, Third-Party Plaintiff, v Amica Mutual Insurance Company; Servicemaster Company; O'Brien Plumbing & Sewer; JC Restoration, Inc.; and Environmental Diagnostics, Inc.; Counterclaim-Defendants and Third-Party Defendants, No. 02 C 5193 (D. Ill., N. Dist., E. Div.).

According to the Jan. …