Settlement Granted to Family in Wrongful Death Lawsuit against Housing Rental Company and Student Housing Developer
(PRWEB) April 20, 2017 -- The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division approved a $5 million settlement agreement for the surviving parents of Jack Lipp in the wrongful death lawsuit against local student housing rental company, Ginger C, and student housing developer, American Campus Communities (Case No. 2:15-cv-04257-NKL).
According to court documents, the tenants of 507 S. Fourth Street in Columbia, Missouri held a party on December 14, 2014. Jack Lipp, attended this party, where he fell from a wooden balcony when the railing broke. On December 25, 2014, Lipp died from his injuries.
In October 2014, Ginger C, the owner of 507 S. Fourth Street at the time of the injury, inspected the property and was allegedly aware of the defective balcony, according to court documents.
The court documents also state that Ginger C had an agreement with American Campus Communities to resell and redevelop several properties, including 507 S. Fourth Street, into a student housing complex.
In the lawsuit, plaintiffs alleged that the defendants intentionally failed to make repairs to the properties because they would soon be demolished to make way for the new student housing project.
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