Defendant owner NTJ Associates (NTJ) hired defendant contractor M & W Waterproofing (M & W) to remove a metal chute from the exterior of its building. Sparks from an acetylene torch used by the contractor entered a window which plaintiff artist had left open a few inches in his studio. This caused a fire, which set off the building's sprinkler system, allegedly causing water damage to, among other things, 2,138 works on paper, for which the jury awarded the sum of...
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