Litigation
Aug. 2, 2016
Jury awards widow $27M in construction accident
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury found a construction company partially responsible for the death of a worker who fell at a wastewater treatment plant in 2011, and awarded the plaintiff $27 million Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles County Superior Court jury awarded $27 million to the widow of a worker who fell to his death at a wastewater treatment plant, finding the defendant, Atlas Construction Supply Inc., 55 percent responsible.
The jury also found a non-defendant party, general contractors USS Cal Builders, was partially at fault in the 2011 accident, the jury found Wednesday. ...
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