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Milwaukee County eyes legal action over O’Donnell Park

Jack Zemlicka — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:31:31 +0000

The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to vote Feb. 2 on a potential $50,000 contract with a law firm to prosecute the county’s claims against two companies involved in construction and maintenance of the O’Donnell Park parking garage.

Trial date set in O’Donnell Park lawsuit (UPDATE)

Jack Zemlicka — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:02:09 +0000

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By Jack Zemlicka A civil trial stemming from the fatal accident at the O’Donnell Park parking garage last summer won’t begin for almost two years. At a scheduling conference Wednesday, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Moroney set a May 1, 2013, trial date for a trio of lawsuits consolidated in his court. On June [...]

O’Donnell partial facade collapse moving into legal phase

Joe Lanane — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:44:10 +0000

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Judiciary, Safety and General Services committee will consider hiring legal representation if/when lawsuits are filed stemming from the June 24 accident in which a 34-foot piece of facade collapsed and killed a 15-year-old boy and seriously injured two others.

Walker: O’Donnell Park facade was not installed to specs (VIDEO)

Joe Lanane — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:13:43 +0000

By Joe Lanane An independent inspection of the O’Donnell Park parking structure confirms nearly every facade panel on the building was installed incorrectly, according to Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker. Seventy-six of those panels pose an immediate safety risk, Walker said. Walker said it would cost an estimated $300,000 to remove the remaining panels and [...]

Milwaukee County gauges transit center damage

Justin Kern — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 21:19:39 +0000

By Justin Kern Special to The Daily Reporter Officials on Monday began determining the extent and cost of fixing the panels on the Milwaukee County Transit Center, one of two structures found by building inspectors to have problems during emergency inspections. Those inspections were prompted after a 13-ton concrete panel fell from the O‘Donnell Park [...]

Walker blames fatal accident on way slab was hung at O’Donnell

Associated Press — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:24:37 +0000

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker made the strongest statement yet by a county official about what caused a concrete panel to fall from a parking structure and kill a teenager. Walker said no evidence has surfaced suggesting any cause for the June 24 accident other than the method of attachment of the [...]

Findorff & Son named as consulting firm for original O’Donnell construction

Associated Press — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:20:04 +0000

Dave Umhoefer and Steve Schultze Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MILWAUKEE (AP) — J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. was the consulting firm responsible for ensuring the O’Donnell Park structure followed engineering plans and for inspecting work for quality, including changes made in the project, according to contract documents obtained by the Journal Sentinel. The firm has downplayed [...]