Judge Dismisses Commercial Tenant's $6 Million Punitive Damages Claim

NEW YORK - A New York judge has granted a defense motion to dismiss a tenant's $6 million punitive damages claim but also denied numerous summary judgment motions by third-party defendants blamed for water damage and mold contamination in a furniture store. Vitra v. Soho House, et al., No. 118259/03 (N.Y. Sup., N.Y. Cty.).

Noting in her Sept. 24 order that discovery is complete, New York County Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan also denied a renewed motion for summary judgment on negligence and nuisance claims against Soho House, whose construction activities were blamed for mold and water damage to an …