Date: June 2025
Practice Area: Construction negligence
Attorneys: Robert Anderson with co-counsel Quarles & Brady
Plaintiff’s Counsel: Dentons
Result: Summary judgment entered in favor of Defendant General Contractor
Summary: Plaintiff sued Defendant claiming damages in excess of $10 million after a fire completely destroyed a $6+ million home that was under construction but over 90% complete. The cause of the fire was never determined, though Plaintiff’s expert claimed it was caused by a negligently installed elevator control panel. Summary judgment was granted on the basis that Plaintiff breached the construction contract first by failing to procure builder’s risk insurance.