School District's Motion to Dismiss Contract Dispute with Mold Remediator Denied

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - A school district's motion to dismiss a contract dispute with a company it hired to perform asbestos and mold remediation work at an area school has been dismissed, allowing the case to proceed through discovery. Benito San Pedro Associates, Inc., d/b/a Brad Associates v. Amityville Union Free School District, No. 02-21130 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Suffolk Cty.).

The order denying the motion was filed Feb. 25 and indicated that the school district's arguments that the case was time-barred were unsuccessful.

According to the court's order denying the motion, the case was filed after the plaintiff, Benito San Pedro …