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  • Federal lawsuits against cell tower company for fatal injuries consolidated

    By Kyla Asbury |
    CLARKSBURG – A motion to consolidate six lawsuits involving a fatal cell tower collapse has been granted by District Judge Irene M. Keeley. The lawsuits, five of which were against SBA Communications Corp.; SBA Towers LLC; SBA Infrastructure LLC; SBA Network Services LLC; FDH Velocitel; FDH Engineering Inc.; FDH Innovation; and FDH Inc., all involve a cell tower collapse that occurred on Feb. 1, 2014, which ended with the deaths of at least two men.

  • Fatal cell tower collapse results in four federal lawsuits

    By Kyla Asbury |
    CLARKSBURG – Four lawsuits have been filed in federal court regarding injuries and two deaths caused by a collapsed cell tower. SBA Communications Corp.; SBA Towers LLC; SBA Infrastructure LLC; SBA Network Services LLC; FDH Velocitel; FDH Engineering Inc.; FDH Innovation; and FDH Inc. were all named as defendants in the suit. On Feb. 1, 2014, Randall McElhaney, Terry Lee Richard Jr., Jerry Hill and Kyle Kirkpatrick were repairing and removing old structural supports when the Despard Cell Tower