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Stockton Unified board approves $3.75 million settlement, orders removal of ~1,369 Air Guardian units
Summary
The Stockton Unified School District board voted to settle litigation over Air Guardian disinfecting units for $3,750,000 and required defendants to remove roughly 1,369 units the district says were never installed. The settlement was approved in closed session and reported at the July 22 meeting.
The Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees on July 22 announced it approved a settlement resolving litigation over Air Guardian disinfecting units acquired during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vice President Sophia Cologne reported that the board voted in closed session to accept a settlement in which the district will receive a total payment of $3,750,000. Under the terms presented, Alliance Building Solutions (ABS) will guarantee settlement payments and the court will enter judgment against IAQ Distribution Inc. for the payment amount. IAQ and ABS will, at their sole cost, remove and take offsite approximately 1,369 Air Guardian units that the district said were never installed.
The report said the district and the defendants will release claims against each other relating to the Air Guardian units and dismiss claims against the unit manufacturer, concluding that litigation.
The settlement was described by Vice President Cologne as the result of a closed-session vote; the board—s public report summarized the key terms but did not include additional court documents at the meeting.
Why it matters: the district framed the settlement as resolving multi-party litigation that arose from pandemic purchases and disputed equipment deliveries and installations. The required removal of units and the guaranteed payments shift the logistics and financial responsibility to the defendants, the board said.
What—s next: the board—s public report did not list an expected payment schedule or an exact timetable for the removal of units. The district identified the case as STK CV UF 2023 00009336 in its closed-session agenda; further procedural steps, filings and enforcement would be handled through the court as specified in the settlement agreement.
The board reported the settlement summary during its open session; no additional public testimony was recorded on the litigation during the meeting.
