Contractor Sues Subcontractor, Insurers Over Cracking Of Fire Suppression Piping

Mealey's (April 27, 2021, 2:12 PM EDT) -- LEXINGTON, Ky. — A general contractor that oversaw the construction of a six-story mixed-use building sued a subcontracting company and its owner in federal court in Kentucky on April 21, claiming that the subcontractor’s use of a chemical that was incompatible with the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride piping (CPVC) and fittings used in the building’s fire suppression system was negligent and caused cracks and water leaks....