N.Y. Inspector Manages to Get Some Claims Dismissed

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. - A New York trial court dismissed some, but not all, claims brought by a homebuyer against a home inspection firm, but warned that if the buyer cannot prove gross negligence, damages would be limited by contract to the $750 inspection fee. Drullinsky v. Tauscher Cronacher Engineers, et al., No. 15257/04 (N.Y. Sup. Ct., Nassau Cty.).

Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey J. O'Connell also granted summary judgment to seller Norma Hirschman, finding no evidence that defendant Norma Hirschman concealed serious water problems or that purchaser Pamela Drullinsky, M.D., relied on Hirschman's representations in buying the home.

Drullinsky …