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Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The lawsuit alleges that Greystar, which started 11,351 units last year, putting it at No. 2 on the National Multifamily Housing Council\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Top 25 Developers list<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>, has a history of failing to secure jobsites in adverse weather. It points to the company\u2019s <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>alleged <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>failure to secure a crane despite knowing of predicted high winds on a jobsite in Dallas. Kiersten Smith, 29, died and several other people were injured when <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>the crane crashed into the Elan City Lights apartment building<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> in June 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n After that incident, a jury found that Greystar was at fault and awarded $860 million to Smith\u2019s family and estate. During the trial attorneys argued that the crane was left in a rigid position and not allowed to \u201cweathervane\u201d or move with the wind gusts, according to television station WFAA in Dallas.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n In this year\u2019s incident in Austin, Delgado\u2019s family alleges that Greystar failed to properly maintain, secure and inspect its jobsite. In addition, they say the company failed to properly monitor weather conditions, have proper barriers around the jobsite and follow safety regulations and industry standards designed to protect against falling debris, equipment and tools.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The family also accused Greystar of failing to hire competent employees, agents or contractors and supervise those workers. Delgado\u2019s family seeks \u201cmonetary relief within the jurisdictional limits of this court and over $1 million.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs a direct and proximate cause of the defendants\u2019 negligence and gross <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>negligence, Michael Delgado sustained severe injuries, which resulted in physical pain, mental <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>anguish, discomfort, physical impairment, emotional distress, pre-death pain, suffering,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>emotional distress and other medical problems,\u201d according to the plaintiff’s court filings.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Click <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> to sign up to receive multifamily and apartment news like this article in your inbox every weekday.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n