Summary Judgments Upheld on Behalf of EIFS Defendants Re: Contributory Negligence and Piercing the Corporate Veil

[Editor's Note: Although this decision does not result specifically from a mold dispute, HarrisMartin editors feel it could have an impact on the future of mold-related cases involving not only synthetic stucco products but also other products that might cause water intrusion.]

RALEIGH, N.C. - Summary judgments were upheld in two separate Exterior Insulation and Finish System (EIFS) cases on behalf of the defendants, one based on the plaintiffs' contributory negligence, and the other because the plaintiffs were unable to pierce the corporate veil to hold the president of the defendant construction company personally liable for alleged defects in the …