Contractor Insurance And Risk Management Blog » tornado http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog Where Home Builders And Trade Contractors Turn For Advice! Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:23:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Builder Sued For Death Resulting From Tornado http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/builder-sued-for-death-resulting-from-tornado/ http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/builder-sued-for-death-resulting-from-tornado/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:25:56 +0000 admin http://www.contractor-insure.com/blog/?p=93 A Minnesota builder settled a lawsuit where it was alleged that defective foundation construction was the cause of death of a 10 year old girl and not the tornado itself.

The 2006 tornado carved a six mile path of destruction and injured six people and damaged 340 homes.

I have no idea about the settlement details but it seems that it would have been difficult to prove that the defective construction was the proximate cause of the injury during a tornado. Nevertheless, this category of lawsuit sends a warning signal to builders who are not in compliance with building codes dealing with wind damage in hurricane and tornado prone areas.

Source:   Startribune

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The Department Of Industry and Labor in Minnesota recently upgraded the standard for garage doors by requiring them to withstand a 90 mph wind gust for three seconds.
 
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