St. Luke’s lawsuit over alleged moisture damage

St. Luke’s lawsuit over alleged moisture damage March 22, 2008

Posted by John in Business, Crime/Courts, Health Care, Medicine.
Tags: Boulder Associates, Cedar Rapids (Iowa), Jelinek Olmstead Construction, lawsuits, St. Luke's Hospital
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Recently moved to federal court system. From U.S. Courts - Northern District of Iowa:

After completion of construction of the Surgery Center [Ambulatory Surgical Center], the ceiling of the Parking Area was damaged by moisture and began to crumble and fall to the Parking Area.

Investigation revealed that moisture had accumulated above the ceiling of the Parking Area, damaging the ceiling.

St. Luke’s contacted Boulder Associates in late 2005 to inform Boulder Associates of the moisture and resulting damage. To fix the immediate damage and to prevent future damage to the ceiling of the Parking Area, St. Luke’s was required to replace the insulation and install tiles made of waterproof material installed by Jelinek Olmstead Construction, Inc. at a total cost of $179,698.00…