Mold Claims Filed Against Architect Fall Within Subrogation Clause Waiver, Court Rules

WATERBURY, Conn. - An architect's motion for summary judgment was granted recently on the ground that the claimed mold-related property damage falls within the waiver of subrogation clause in the written contract between the plaintiff town and the defendant general contractor allegedly responsible for conditions that resulted in the ultimate demolition of the town's elementary school. Town of Fairfield v. Commercial Roofing, et al., No. (X02)CV020175746S (Conn. Super. Ct., Waterbury Jud. Dist., Complex Lit. Docket at Waterbury).

According to an opinion issued June 5 by Connecticut's Waterbury District Superior Court, no genuine issue of material fact exists concerning whether …