BREAKING The attorney for Kiersten Smith's mother argued that Greystar was negligent for allowing the crane's inspection to lapse, having rusty bolts on the crane and installing a sign on top of the crane in violation of OSHA standards. The jury agreed.
29-year-old Kiersten Smith was killed when the crane collapsed in 2019. The $860 million verdict was $160 million more than Smith's family asked for.A jury has returned an $860 million verdict against Greystar real estate developer for the 2019 Old East Dallas crane collapse that killed one woman.The Dallas jury spent hours deliberating whether or not a multi-billion-dollar real estate developer or one of the largest crane companies in the nation should have to pay millions in damages.
After hearing closing arguments until around 8 p.m. Tuesday, the jury began deliberations at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and reached a verdict shortly after 4 p.m.The attorney for Kiersten Smith's mother argued that Greystar, a global real estate development company, was negligent for allowing the crane's inspection to lapse, having rusty bolts on the crane and installing a sign on top of the crane in violation of OSHA standards. The jury agreed.
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