Court Orders Mall Owner to Make $7.1 Million in Repairs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Saying that Simon Property Group was guilty of "bobbin' and weavin,' a federal judge ordered the mall developer to expedite a multi-million-dollar repair project at a Little Rock mall to alleviate water damage and mold from leaky roofs and faulty air-conditioning systems. William L. Patton Jr. Family Limited Partnership LLLP, et al. v. Simon Property Group Inc., et al., No. 4:04CV01477-WRW (E.D. Ark.).

U.S. District Judge William R. Wilson Jr. also appointed a special master to oversee repairs and said, "I intend to do everything possible, to the extent of my authority and ability, to see …