US developer must pay US$860m for fatal crane collapse
A jury has ordered a US property developer to pay over US$860m (£690m) in damages to the family of a woman killed when a tower crane collapsed onto her apartment in Dallas, Texas.
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A jury has ordered a US property developer to pay over US$860m (£690m) in damages to the family of a woman killed when a tower crane collapsed onto her apartment in Dallas, Texas.
The jury found Greystar Development and Construction LLC guilty of negligence.
From the trial’s start, attorneys for the crane owner and the general contractor/developer have each argued that their respective clients bear no responsibility for the collapse.
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