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The tragedy of preventable construction accidents was repeated last week at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, a beautiful area near my home enjoyed by young and old alike. News reports have described the horror of one dead, and eighteen injured, many of them critically.<\/p>\n

In our experience from having handled contruction accidents–including a much larger structure’s construction collapse during the building of Philips Arena that killed ironworkers erecting a section of precast concrete–the injured workers and their families are in a state of shock and confusion. They should have some medical care available through their workers’ compensation carrier, but that will not be enough to make up for what sound like very significant injuries. Nor will those benefits be enough to compensate the losses of the deceased worker.<\/p>\n

A careful analysis must follow to determine the identity of all of the parties who had any role in the project, as well as the scope of the work undertaken by each of them, and the legal responsibilities imposed by contract or by law.<\/p>\n

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