Judge Strikes Negligence, Warranty Claims From Suit Over Improperly Installed Roof

Mealey's (May 2, 2019, 10:07 AM EDT) -- DANBURY, Conn. — A Connecticut judge on April 5 dismissed a business owner’s claims for negligence and breach of warranty stemming from the allegedly defective installation of a cedar roof, finding that the negligence claim was barred by the economic-loss doctrine and that the claim for breach of warranty was duplicative of a claim for breach of contract (Nordic Builders Inc. v. Trademarc Construction Inc., No. DBD-CV-18-6025176-S, Conn. Super., Danbury Dist., 2019 Conn. Super. LEXIS 642)....