The families of three workers who died when scaffolding collapsed at a Raleigh, N.C., high-rise building have sued four firms connected with the project.
Multiple media outlets report the law firm of former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards filed the lawsuit Jan. 7 on behalf of the three men: 41-year-old Jose Erasmo Hernandez of Durham; 33-year-old Jose Luis Lopez-Ramirez of Clinton; and 33-year-old Anderson Almeida of Durham.
The three fell to their deaths March 23. They were dismantling a mast climber on the 11-story Charter Square building when the exterior lift system collapsed.
The lawsuit filed in Durham County Superior Court says the four companies contributed to the victims’ wrongful death. A fourth worker was treated for serious injuries.
Related:
- North Carolina Scaffolding Accident Leads to 3 Worker Deaths
- North Carolina Fines Companies Involved in Fatal Scaffolding Accident
Topics Lawsuits North Carolina
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