University Sues Travelers Insurance For Cost of Remediating Mold, Relocating Students

CHICAGO - The University of Illinois has filed suit against a general contractor, its insurer and several subcontractors to recover unspecified costs of remediating mold and water damage in a $31 million dormitory. The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois v. Walsh Construction Company of Illinois, et al., No. 2005-L-004183 (Ill. Cir. Ct., Cook Cty.).

The university's board of trustees filed suit in Cook County (Ill.) Circuit Court on April 14 against the general contractor on the project, Walsh Construction Company of Illinois; Walsh's insurer, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America; the architect, Solomon Cordwell Buenz & …