Angel Darmer and Hannah Stokes of Carr Allison’s Birmingham (AL) office represented a well-established roofing and construction company in a bench trial in North Alabama. A customer alleged that roofing work performed by defendant caused water to damage the interior of his home. Defense counsel argued that the customer’s alleged damages were precluded due to failure to prove causation; the contractual scope of work between the parties limited the customer’s remedies to work already performed; and the customer could not present the required elements to prove the claims asserted. Following trial, the judge entered a decision in complete favor of the defense and the case was dismissed, with prejudice.
