Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard, P.C

In Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library v. Charlier Clark & Linard, P.C., 929 N.E.2d 722 (Ind. 2010), a county library contracted with an architect to remodel a building, and the architect hired subcontractors to perform architectural and engineering services, including remodeling the basement-level garage of the building. The library later filed negligence claims against the subcontractors, alleging that the defectively remodeled garage caused damages to the entire building. Id. at 725-26. The Supreme Court of Indiana determined that the economic loss rule barred the library's negligence claim because remodeling the garage was an integral part of whole project. Id. at 732. Although there was no contractual privity between the library and the subcontractors, the court recognized that the library was "connected to the subcontractors through a network or chain of contracts." Id. at 739.