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Hoover Dam Safety Lawsuit

NohmanNohman Registered User regular
edited November 2008 in Help / Advice Forum
Possibly a weird request, but I'm writing a report for uni about engineering management, and one of the things it asks us to talk about is the attempt by the workers to sue the company (using Civil Law) in order to address the safety problems at the Hoover Dam, and what legal principle was being used.

The problem I'm having is actually finding record of the lawsuit itself. The first that I've heard of was by an Ed Crouse, suing over I believe carbon monoxide poisoning in the tunnels.

Now, I'll do the actual work myself, but I was wondering if there was anyone who perhaps knew the actual case name and date, or a link to it, so I can look it up?

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  • oldsakoldsak Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Well on a quick search I found Littlefield v. United States, 927 F.2d 1099. The employee of a contractor who was hired for repair work on the dam was injured in a mud slide. He didn't sue the company though, he sued the U.S. who then impleaded the contractor.

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  • RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Same here. If you can't find the text of the case via google, send me a PM and I might be able to hook you up.

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Whether this was decided at the state level or the federal level would help, as well as the names used for the plaintiff and the defendant.

    also, www.lp.findlaw.com

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited November 2008
    Oh damn, I fucked that up, there's no www in the front.

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  • Andrew_JayAndrew_Jay Registered User regular
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