Powers Fasteners Nears $6m Civil Settlement
Powers Fasteners Nears $6m Civil Settlement
Jason Sandefur
Powers Fasteners is reportedly close to settling a civil claim filed by the family of the woman killed in the July 2006 ceiling collapse of Boston’s Big Dig Tunnel. The roughly $6 million settlement would be the first among the 15 companies named in a multimillion dollar lawsuit filed by the woman’s family.
“Lawyers involved in the case speculated that the company’s willingness to accept responsibility and compensate (the family) could help the company fight a manslaughter charge brought by Attorney General Martha Coakley,” the Boston Globe reported.
Milena Del Valle, 38, was crushed to death when about 26 tons of concrete ceiling panels dropped on her car. Her husband, who was driving, survived the collapse.
NY-based Powers Fasteners, which manufactured the epoxy blamed for the tunnel collapse, was indicted for one count of involuntary manslaughter. The company has pleaded not guilty.
In the last year, the state of Massachusetts reportedly has spent nearly $1 million on a special prosecutor to investigate the tunnel collapse. �2007/2008 FastenerNews.com
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