Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

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Austin McEwen, 26, died when a tornado slammed the Edwardsville facility Dec. 10. His parents allege that Amazon administrators knew severe weather was imminent but had no emergency plan nor evacuated employees from the fulfillment center. The lawsuit seeks more than $50,000 from each of the four defendants named in the suit.

4 months ago·Springfield, United States

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Reuters

Amazon is sued for the first time in a US tornado, and the bereaved family is damaged by a warehouse that killed 6 people

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4 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

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4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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News18 India

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4 months ago·India

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The Independent

Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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abc News

Tornado victim's family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse

The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit

4 months ago·United States

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CNN

Parents of worker killed in tornado that hit Amazon facility are suing the company for wrongful death

The parents of Austin McEwen, one of the six victims killed after a tornado pummeled an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, last month, said Monday during a press conference that they are suing Amazon over the alleged wrongful death of their son.

4 months ago·Atlanta, United States

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