In Stucco Row, Homeowner Files 7th Complaint And Judge Dismisses Counterclaim

Mealey's (November 28, 2022, 4:11 PM EST) -- MOBILE, Ala. — In separate orders, an Alabama federal judge dismissed a counterclaim for indemnity brought by the manager of a stucco inspector against a contractor and allowed a homeowner and the contractor to file their seventh amended complaint, finding good cause to permit new allegations of misrepresentation to be variously raised against manufacturers, distributors, inspectors and other professionals involved in the allegedly defective application of stucco products onto a new home because those allegations were based on information discovered in depositions taken after a deadline to amend the pleadings....