Case Involving Water, Mold-Damaged Auditorium Settles for $5.77 Million

SAN ANTONIO - A Texas school district that sued contractors responsible for building an auditorium that did not meet specifications and later became contaminated with mold has settled the case for a reported $5.77 million. Edgewood Independent School District v. Bradley Molina Architects, Inc., et al., No. 2002-CI-04412 (Texas Dist. Ct., Bexar Cty.).

According to sources, the Edgewood Independent School District reached the agreement recently with six contractors and subcontractors who were hired by the district in 1997 to build the 1,500-seat Edgewood Fine Arts Auditorium.

Edgewood School District sued the defendants in March 2002, alleging breach of contract, negligence, …