wow... thats sad for the guys injured,,,
Cowboys employees filed lawsuit
against the construction company that made the practice facility.
DALLAS (AP)—Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured when the team’s indoor practice facility collapsed in May have filed lawsuits against the companies that built the structure.
Scouting assistant Rich Behm and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis filed separate lawsuits Tuesday in state district court in Dallas against Summit Structures LLC and others involved in building the steel and fabric facility.
The suits, which seek unspecified damages, charge the companies with gross negligence.
Behm was paralyzed from the waist down when the building collapsed in a wind storm on May 2. DeCamillis suffered a broken vertebrae.
DALLAS (AP)—Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured when the team’s indoor practice facility collapsed in May have filed lawsuits against the companies that built the structure.
Scouting assistant Rich Behm and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis filed separate lawsuits Tuesday in state district court in Dallas against Summit Structures LLC and others involved in building the steel and fabric facility.
The suits, which seek unspecified damages, charge the companies with gross negligence.
Behm was paralyzed from the waist down when the building collapsed in a wind storm on May 2. DeCamillis suffered a broken vertebrae.
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Frivilous lawsuit, IMHO! Spring weather in Texas is known to be violent. Why would they even consider building a structure that was essentially made out of metal fence posts anchoring a baloon and expect it to hold up in volotile weather is beyond me. If anybody, it's the city or Jerry that should be sued. City should have never given the ok for that and JJones should have known better.
it's a winner!!! they'll get paid for sureFrivilous lawsuit, IMHO! Spring weather in Texas is known to be violent. Why would they even consider building a structure that was essentially made out of metal fence posts anchoring a baloon and expect it to hold up in volotile weather is beyond me. If anybody, it's the city or Jerry that should be sued. City should have never given the ok for that and JJones should have known better.
Uhh no. Some bad wind should not be able to knock over a structure that big. Period. That's completely on the developers.Frivilous lawsuit, IMHO! Spring weather in Texas is known to be violent. Why would they even consider building a structure that was essentially made out of metal fence posts anchoring a baloon and expect it to hold up in volotile weather is beyond me. If anybody, it's the city or Jerry that should be sued. City should have never given the ok for that and JJones should have known better.
The bigger the structure and the less reinforcements = bad news just waiting to happen. They have had two collapses, I believe. One due to an exceptionally heavy amount of snow (water), and the other due to strong wind. What more do you expect from something built like that?Uhh no. Some bad wind should not be able to knock over a structure that big. Period. That's completely on the developers.
Then go ahead and explain why Winstar essentially built the same fucking thing, on a larger scale? They've got hundreds of thousands of people in and out of there daily. Theirs never collapsed, and I'm sure they have a higher tornado percentage than Irving, TX does. I understand that most of the 'tent' is gone now (because they finally could afford to build actual buildings), but it was that way for several years when it first opened.The bigger the structure and the less reinforcements = bad news just waiting to happen. They have had two collapses, I believe. One due to an exceptionally heavy amount of snow (water), and the other due to strong wind. What more do you expect from something built like that?
What happened to "act of god?"
And that is why there are licensed engineers, to hold someone accountable. To build something like that in Texas, an engineer had to sign off on the design. Ultimately it is their responsiblity to ensure it won't fall down due to the design and it is up to the contruction company to follow the plans.The bigger the structure and the less reinforcements = bad news just waiting to happen. They have had two collapses, I believe. One due to an exceptionally heavy amount of snow (water), and the other due to strong wind. What more do you expect from something built like that?
But the city is the ultimate authority in the final design, no? I think that maybe the construction company should be held accountable, but only 50% max, 33% is where I think though.And that is why there are licensed engineers, to hold someone accountable. To build something like that in Texas, an engineer had to sign off on the design. Ultimately it is their responsiblity to ensure it won't fall down due to the design and it is up to the contruction company to follow the plans.
Brent, I've not been to Winstar for awhile, but know the structure you're talking about. Is it "essentially" the same thing, or is it the same thing?
Same thing, larger scale. Held up by poles and air pressure.Brent, I've not been to Winstar for awhile, but know the structure you're talking about. Is it "essentially" the same thing, or is it the same thing?
no, the city is not the ultimate authority, at all! The city can set forth some guidelines for the engineer to follow and they would probably have an inspector to make sure the contruction company follows the plans, but it is the engineer that designed the structure that is ultimately responsible. If the engineer followed good design practices, then he will most likely be off the hook anyway. You can't design for extremes and you can't design for "acts of God".But the city is the ultimate authority in the final design, no? I think that maybe the construction company should be held accountable, but only 50% max, 33% is where I think though.
Brent, I've not been to Winstar for awhile, but know the structure you're talking about. Is it "essentially" the same thing, or is it the same thing?
Case and point, Dallas is not in a seizmic zone so buildings are not built to withstand large earthquakes, if one comes and levels a building because of it, the engineer would not be responsible because he followed good design practices.
If the construction company followed the plans, they will have no liablity, unless the same company employeed the engineer that design it, but they will have insurance anyway. The same is true for rainfall and winds, there are typical worst case scenarios that are taken into account and are considered good design practices, like I think the DFW area uses 5 in/hr of rain fall according to the IPC. Not sure of the wind loading though, that is probably in the IBC somewhere.
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