A pair of Dallas Cowboys employees injured in the May 2009 collapse of a practice facility during a thunderstorm will receive approximately $34 million in a settlement with companies that owned the complex.
An attorney for scouting assistant Richard Behm and special teams coach Joe DeCamillis noted that the settlement finalized in late August culminates their claims against Blue Star Development Co. and Cowboys Center Ltd., companies that own the Valley Ranch site in Irving, Texas, according to Businessinsurance.com.
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Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones owns both companies.
“While claims are still pending against the building’s engineers, we are very pleased to have this portion of the lawsuit settled,” Frank Branson, the attorney for the employees from the Law of Offices of Frank Branson, remarked in a statement.
In May, Behm and DeCamillis reached a settlement with the manufacturer of structures at the site, Summit Structures L.L.C. of Allentown, Pa., and its parent, Cover-All Building Systems Inc. of Saskatoon, Canada. Cover-All was acquired by Norseman Group Ltd. in Saskatoon in June.
Under the pair of settlements, Behm and his family will receive more than $24 million, and DeCamillis and his family will get more than $9 million.
Behm was paralyzed from the waist down in the accident, while DeCamillis suffered a broken neck. Both are still employed for the Cowboys.
In a report released last October, the National Institute of Standards and Technology stated the Cowboys’ facility collapsed in winds of 55 mph to 65 mph, far less than the 90 mph wind speed specified by engineering standards.
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