In September, 2003, a St. Joseph County Circuit Court judge approved
a settlement of the many lawsuits that arose out of the stadium
expansion completed in 1997.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
Cracking concrete and other problems discovered after the stadium
reopened required millions of dollars in repairs. In 1999 the
University filed suit against project architect Ellebe Becket
Inc. and the general contractor and construction manager Casteel
Construction Corporation of South Bend. Those companies in turn
sued more than a dozen subcontractors.
Ellebe Becket had been Notre Dame's primary architect for buildings
for decades prior to the stadium expansion but reportedly has
not done any work for the University since then.
(Winter 2003-04)
