For six area families, Saturday marks the first anniversary of the day they lost loved ones when an EF-3 tornado struck an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville.
In the wake of the storm, warehouse employees and supporters of labor said the building should have included a protective shelter, even though building codes do not require them.
In the wake of the storm, warehouse employees and supporters of labor said the building should have included a protective shelter, even though building codes do not require them.
Deon January had a message for Amazon on Tuesday: You failed to protect her son and five others who died in a tornado at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville in
Two lawsuits, one wrongful death and the other emotional distress, have been filed against Amazon for the company’s actions before and after a tornado hit one of its warehouses in Edwardsville, Ill., in December, killing six.
Several delivery drivers and their families were joined by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and former Madison County Associate Judge Jennifer Hightower on Tuesday to share their experience when a deadly EF-3 tornado struck the Edwardsville Amazon facility on Dec. 10, saying the corporate giant had an obligation to put employee safety first.
Civil engineering and land surveying firm Stock & Associates argues that it provided services for the lot upon which an Edwardsville Amazon facility was built and should not be held liable for the building’s collapse during a deadly EF-3 tornado in December.
Both new lawsuits join a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed earlier this year on behalf of one of the six Amazon workers who died during the tornado.
The family of delivery driver Austin McEwen filed an amended complaint against engineering and design companies following a deadly EF-3 tornado that struck Edwardsville on Dec. 10.