Expert Testifies In Damages Phase Of Salvation Army Collapse Case Cbs Center city (cbs) a retail industry expert testifying at the market street collapse civil trial said the salvation army failed to adequately safeguard customers and workers before the. $227 million in damages will be paid to the 19 plaintiffs—including the loved ones of the seven that died in the june 5, 2013, salvation army family thrift store collapse—following what is believed to be the largest personal injury settlement in pennsylvania history.
Adam E Grutzmacher Settles Salvation Army Collapse Case Philadelphia (cbs) in a stunning development, the jury in the lengthy salvation army thrift store collapse trial has found all of the defendants liable for the events leading to the. Expert barry e. parsons flatly contradicted the opinions of two retail experts who testified for the plaintiffs earlier in the common pleas court civil trial of lawsuits filed in the june. Salvation army officers testified that they did not believe simmonds' warnings because of his penchant for exaggeration. but the jury, in its liability verdict on jan. 31, found that the charity bore 75 percent of the responsibility for the harm caused to the shoppers killed and injured in the collapse. After 15 weeks of testimony, a philadelphia jury found all defendants liable in the 2013 market street building collapse that crushed a salvation army and killed seven people, the inquirer.
Lead Defendant In Salvation Army Collapse Case Richard Basciano Dies At Salvation army officers testified that they did not believe simmonds' warnings because of his penchant for exaggeration. but the jury, in its liability verdict on jan. 31, found that the charity bore 75 percent of the responsibility for the harm caused to the shoppers killed and injured in the collapse. After 15 weeks of testimony, a philadelphia jury found all defendants liable in the 2013 market street building collapse that crushed a salvation army and killed seven people, the inquirer. The salvation army, new york based developer richard basciano, plato marinakos, his local owner's representative, and others were among the defendants in the case. testimony in the case established that basciano's company, stb, had sent five emails – in the weeks before the catastrophe to the salvation army warning of a 'threat to life and. On tuesday, a civil court jury decided the five principals who played a role in the disaster will have to pay damage. the biggest target is the salvation army, which lost its store and two of. Damages will be distributed to 19 plaintiffs who sued after the salvation army thrift store at 22nd and market streets in center city collapsed onto shoppers and employees on june 5, 2013, as a construction crew demolished a building next door.