Hilton Alleges Construction and Product Defects Are to Blame For Mold Infestation of 25-Story Luxury Vacation Hotel

HONOLULU - A major hotel corporation has filed suit against almost 20 architects, contractors and subcontractors involved in every aspect of the design and construction of its vacation-destination, 25-story hotel tower. Hilton Hotels Corp. and Hilton Hawaiian Village, L.L.C., v. Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo, Inc., et al., No. 03-1-0813-04 (Hawaii Cir. Ct., 1st Cir.).

According to the complaint filed April 21 in Hawaii's First Circuit Court, the defendants are liable for design, construction and product failures that caused such extensive mold growth throughout the tower that all but four of the floors had to be closed after only 14 …