Legal Opinion
Channel 20, Inc. v. World Wide Towers Services, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 6, 1985No. Civ. A. H-83-5023, H-83-5098, H-84-613, H-84-919, H-84-965, H-84-966, H-84-993, H-84-1120, H-84-1715 and H-84-2225PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DeANDA, District Judge.
These consolidated diversity actions, which are governed by Texas law, were tried to a jury in February of 1985 for damages arising from the collapse of a 1,900-foot broadcast tower on December 7, 1982. All claims for personal injury arising out of this disaster were settled prior to trial, as were the claims filed by Channel 20, a Houston television station which lost substantial air-time due to the collapse, leaving outstanding the claims resulting from the deaths of the five workers, World Wide Towers’ claim for property damage, and related…
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