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
