Tank trouble.Two cement masons who suffered broken bones This article or section has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. after falling six stories into a tank in Carson are seeking more than $40 million in damages against four companies found liable this month for making faulty products Faulty Products was the holding company which includes the UK record labels of Miles Copeland (the elder brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police) Includes Illegal Records, Deptford Fun City Records and others. . The accident occurred four years ago when the workers were pouting pout 1 v. pout·ed, pout·ing, pouts v.intr. 1. To exhibit displeasure or disappointment; sulk. 2. To protrude the lips in an expression of displeasure or sulkiness. cement for the roof of a tank being built for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County's Sanitation District. The roof was almost completed when it partially caved in. In all, 11 men fell into the tank. "That's when the hole opened up toward the middle and the shoring ... fell apart because it was very poorly maintained," said Geoffrey Wells, a partner at Greene Broillet & Wheeler LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , which filed suit on behalf of the two workers in 2001 in Los Angeles Superior Court. The jury found that the maker of the shoring material, Harsco Corp., was 75 percent at fault for the accident, which left one worker unconscious, with shoulder and ankle fractures, and another worker with a broken leg. DYK DYK Did You Know? DYK Dongfeng Yueda Kia Inc., which erected the scaffolding for the tank, was found 15 percent liable. Two other companies were found liable for the remaining 10 percent. Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. Working World The job market looks strong for law school grads. * Median starting salary, $55,033 * 88.9% employed * 67% got jobs before graduation * 17.8% got jobs after graduation but before bar exam * 15.2% got jobs after bar exam Source: National Association for Legal Professionals' Jobs & JDs: Employment and Salaries for New Law Graduates, Class of 2004 |
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