JLC ??JUNE 1991
EIGHT-
PENNY
NEWS VOLUME 9 • NUMBER 9 JUNE 1991
Although it was settled out
of court recently, a landmark
indoor air quality case has
brought a new form of financial
liability to architects, contractors,
and subcontractors.
According to the December
issue of Indoor Pollution Law
Report, a trial judge's ruling in
Call v. Prudential opens the way
for building occupants who
become sick from toxic fumes
to sue any and all professionals
who design and construct the
building if the ventilation system
proves to be inadequate.
Considered the first "sick
building syndrome" case, Call v.
Prudential spent nearly five
years in the courts before being
settled for an unspecified
amount.
Although high-rise office
buildings are the most susceptible
to "sick building syndrome"
because they