Couple’s Contract, Negligence Claims Over Defective Roof Survive Dismissal

(April 6, 2017, 11:20 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge in Louisiana on March 21 ruled that a couple sufficiently stated claims for breach of contract and negligence for a roof they claim was defectively installed by a contractor hired by Sears Home Improvement Products Inc. (SHIP) and allowed them to amend their allegations for redhibition, fraud and negligent misrepresentation (Anthony Coleman, et al. v. Sears Home Improvement Products, Inc., No. 16-2537, E.D. La., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40961)....