The superintendent for the general contractor of a Philadelphia construction site was awarded $3 million for injuries he suffered after falling through an unmarked hole a roofing company placed on the roof of the project site.
A jury in Schwartz v. Garvey Roark Inc. found roofing company Garvey Roark negligent and found the company 98 percent liable for plaintiff Walter Schwartz’s injuries. The eight-member jury found Schwartz 2 percent liable, reducing his actual recovery to $2,940,000, according to the verdict sheet in the case.
