St. Louis Fed Sues McCarthy Building, Winco: 5 Things to Know

This article was written by Editor Gabrielle Biondo.

According to a recent article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is suing Ladue-based McCarthy Building Cos. and University City-based Winco Windows  in connection to the installation of 500 windows the Fed says now need replacing.

The St. Louis Fed reportedly estimates damages at more than $1.5 million.

Read the complete St. Louis Post-Dispatch article here.

The article states McCarthy was the construction manager on the original job and is now being sued of breach of contract.

Here are five additional pieces of information the Post-Dispatch article explains about the lawsuit.

1. The Fed said it has to replace the windows because they are defective after being installed in 2008 on its downtown headquarters.
2. The lawsuit stated that McCarthy oversaw the installation of 498 windows on six floors of the building at One Federal Reserve Bank Plaza.
3. The windows were to be designed to be resistant to blasts for security purposes.
4. In a 2011 inspection of the windows, the St. Louis Fed alleges it found that the windows began to separate into layers and were defective.
5. The St. Louis Fed reportedly sought to resolve the issue for more than 21 months, but was unsuccessful.