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Phila. Jury Returns $68.5M Verdict Over Construction Worker’s Deadly Fall

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Jeffrey Goodman and Aidan Carickhoff Jeffrey Goodman, left, and Aidan Carickhoff, right, with Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky. Courtesy photos

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The plaintiffs’ target defendant sought to escape liability through “a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers,” Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky partner Jeffrey Goodman claimed.

June 28, 2024 at 01:47 PM

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  • A Philadelphia jury on Thursday handed up a $68.5 million verdict to the estate of a construction worker who died in a fall from a fifth-floor balcony.
  • The plaintiffs’ lawyer said the case came down to a question of which company was responsible for the accident.
  • He claimed the defendants sought to evade liability through a complicated corporate structure.

A Philadelphia jury on Thursday handed up a $68.5 million verdict to the estate of a construction worker who died in a fall from a fifth-floor balcony.

The jury determined that the plaintiff’s target contractor defendant was 50% liable for the unsafe conditions that led to the accident, despite what the plaintiffs’ attorney described as “a corporate shell game designed to protect the developers.”

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