A subcontractor has been dropped from a complex lawsuit over an Aspen affordable housing development. A judge has approved the change, because of the subcontractor's settlement with Denver-based Shaw Construction. At issue is faulty siding at Burlingame Ranch, west of Aspen. The condo association there sued the maker of that siding. Then other companies were brought into the suit, like Shaw Construction, who in turn sued the subcontractor, Studmaster Framing Incorporated.
Now, the small Eagle-based company has come to a settlement. Attorney Stuart Morse represents Studmaster.
“The parties, Shaw and Studmaster, resolved their differences through mutual agreement. It’s very typical in cases like this, and both sides were happy with the result, I suppose.”
A jury trial for those remaining in the case is scheduled for June. The siding company has asked that the trial be moved to Garfield County.