Convention Center Inn, Ltd. v. Dow Chemical Co.

The proceeding below was originally brought by Convention Center Inn, Ltd. ("CCI"), owner of the Bond Court Hotel. CCI sued ten defendants, including appellants and cross-appellants, to recover damages for the rapid and premature deterioration of the hotel's brick facade. CCI alleged in the complaint that cross-appellants Dow Chemical Company and Amspec, Inc manufactured and sold a mortar additive called Sarabond which was used to construct the facade. CCI also alleged that Sarabond caused excessive rust ing of the steel reinforcement rods embedded in the masonry panels, which in turn caused…