Md. Court Denies Summary Judgment in Dispute Over Building Materials

GREENBELT, Md. - A federal judge in Maryland on Oct. 27 declined to dismiss most contract and negligence claims against a lumber company accused of supplying moldy roof and floor trusses to a townhouse project. Stanley Martin Cos. v. Universal Forest Products Shoffner LLC, No. AW-04-597 (D. Md.).

Stanley Martin Companies is seeking indemnification and contribution from Universal Forest Products Shoffner LLC for Stanley Martin's share of a $2 million remediation that resulted from a lawsuit by 14 homeowners in the 24-unit Quince Orchard Park development in Gaithersburg, Md.

Stanley Martin and Shoffner agreed on a joint defense in the …