Federal Judge Denies Dismissal In Negligence Suit Related To Structural Defects

Mealey's (December 2, 2021, 9:11 AM EST) -- OPELIKA, Ala. — An Alabama federal judge on Nov. 22 denied a structural engineering company’s motion to dismiss a negligence suit filed against it by the owner of an apartment building that experienced structural defects, finding that the engineering company owed a duty to the owner, an assignee of the original project contract, and that facts establish that the engineering company knew that the owner had an interest in the project....