{"id":7741,"date":"2020-07-01T10:00:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T10:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2020-06-29T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:22:21","slug":"3-42-million-jury-verdict-entered-for-death-of-construction-worker-when-trench-collapsed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/3-42-million-jury-verdict-entered-for-death-of-construction-worker-when-trench-collapsed\/","title":{"rendered":"$3.42 Million Jury Verdict Entered for Death of Construction Worker When Trench Collapsed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M Construction Ltd. was doing utility construction, including digging a 9-foot trench to place pipes in the ground. The company\u2019s foreman instructed employees to enter the trench to dig under a pipe.<\/p>\n<p>The unprotected trench collapsed, killing Rigoberto Tovar, an M Construction employee. \u00a0He was just 25 years old and was survived by his wife and stepdaughter.<\/p>\n<p>Tovar\u2019s wife, individually and on behalf of his estate, sued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manta.com\/c\/mm6jjmy\/m-construction-l-t-d\">M Construction Ltd.<\/a>, alleging it negligently ordered its employees to work in an unprotected trench and chose not to properly train workers on trench safety.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/3-42-million-jury-verdict-entered-for-death-of-construction-worker-when-trench-collapsed\/#more-7741\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M Construction Ltd. was doing utility construction, including digging a 9-foot trench to place pipes in the ground. 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