Free Third Party Complaint - District Court of Delaware - Delaware


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THIRD PARTY COMPLAINT AGAINST KNZ CONSTRUCTION, INCL ; ‘‘D_ fi I__ if ._ .1
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1. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this Court pursuant to 28DU.S.C. Section III.` {I Q
as there is diversity of citizenship and the matter in controversy exceeds D ODI _ II- .
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00), exclusive of interests and i IQ I D
2. Plaintiffs, Mark and Renee Bekier are citizens ofthe County of camaea, State of _ Dj D D ILQQ D .
I New Jersey, residing at 2i'? Bradley Avenue, Belimawr, New Jersey. " IDI- Ii.D_‘—, i __ . I DD I
y 3. Defendant/Third—Pa1ty Plaintiff Commonwealth`Constn.1ctions’ principal _II, DT _ D I
business is 23l7 Pennsylvania Avenue, Wil1ningt_on,_ QE 19806. D I`_·_I D D D I
4. Third—Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. principall_place of business -IIDp Q ‘D,‘.l
c N. Pak stmt, Dallastown, PA 17313-0238. D._;_ D D y I ,D,‘, QI,. p

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I ._‘' I I 5. KNZ Construction, Inc. has conducted substantial business in the state of ·;_·
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y r I . consrnucirron srrn NEGLIIGENCEI 2 -.-”- ._o· `I Ii I
I 1. On or about liebmary 2, 2005, Plaintiff Mark Bekier has alleged that the .c·d I.II_?II I i.I I --d-
. negligence of Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Commonwealth tI `
the direct and proximate cause of Plaintiff s injuries- I I I I I I ZIZI I
2. At the time of the above mentioned accident, Defendant/Third—Party It ‘
I Commonwealth Construction, inc., subcontracted KNZ Construction, -
occupy and/or control the worksite in the capacity of a rooting contractor, ‘`—n‘·_ iq, ? . I
I - specifically to install a cawl wall system on the roof of the building. I I.,- I `_II
3. Third»Party Defendant, Construction, inc. owed ra Ito those
P engaged inthe performance df the construction work, including the . I
I provide a reasonably safe environment, free from unreasonable hazards, _·II_, i I
which to perform the construction work. Q I-: _gI‘I I Y_ ·i
4. Plaintiff Mark Bekier was in the course and scope of his job duties when had .I__ _ I Ig I I
5. Third-Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. was in controi of their I I I I `
during the construction period. I tj pI
I 6. Third—Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. had a non-delegable duty _- I I·.,
I a safe workplace for Mr. Bekier and all others business invitees. I -‘I. I I Ie
_ 7. Third-Party Defendant KNZ Construction, inc. was negligent because I -, --‘I

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- ` to keep the premises it occupied and! or controlled, in a reasonablely safe JY ·
Specifically, Third-farty Defendant KNZ Construction, lnc. failed to
I . I required safety equipment for its workers, including crawling boards, - q `
q. ` ` I safety belts or other personal fall arresst systeinslutilized in the _·.a ·t_. n .
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8. Third—Par’ty Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc-. was negligent in failing ·_ l_ if I
the work site for safety deficiencies, failing to provide proper and adequate l Ii 1 i` _ I
warnings of these deficiencies, and failing to eliminate these deficiencies, .l-_. '_ .9 _
related to the weather or not. . I I . _.._ -_.i V l., li qa .
9. Third~Party Defendant KNZ Construction, mangas negligent in failing L. .
I Plaintiff, Mark Bekier, of the dangerous fall conditions then existing, _;g- [ n.
E . that they were in violation of OSHA regulations lfitle 29 Labor 17 and _‘ . g·.:i 'Z Q I
§l926.20 , or alternatively should have known. l if j illlt at .
10. Third-Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. was negligent in failing to _-'l-
adequately inspect the work beinglperforrned by others atthe work site, :`‘l e.`· ·--_- _ `___
I inspection, if adequately done, would have disclosed that the plaintiff s =.· i I
or work assignment was unsafe. l _ `lll ” l i I
1 1. Third—Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. was negligent in failing to l [ ;yq _ _-
an adequate training program to each worker who mightbe exposed to fall I `-—- - _ _.
including Plaintiff Mark Eekier, in violation of 29 C. F. R. 1926.503. ‘ I - I
12. Third-Party Defendant KNZ Construction, Inc. was negligent in failing i-·=
a safe place of employment that was free of hazardous or dangerous -.-_ an ·‘-’ _l.`·‘ . I
· likely to cause death or serious physical injury to employees on the work _-;l E;. rnnf at i

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13. Third··Pa1ty Defendant KNZ Construction Inc. was negligent in failing top P- ·; _t.-
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to employ a competent person who made frequent regular inspections P .P ·
identification and elimination of recognized fall haaards. ` P · PP P
14. As a proximate cause ofthe negligence ofthe Third-Party Defendant `*P;PPP_ } p.;_ ` . ·_ P
Construction, Inc., Plaintiff Mark Bekier, has suffered permanent physicalPpaiidPQl Q _-·.i if- { P·fQ_ _ if ·· pP
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WHEREFORE, Defendant/'l`hird~Pa1ty Plaintiff demands judgment against _`p- P_ P
Defendant for all sums which may be adjudged in favor ofthe Plaintiff and P_ l·_`i 1 ‘
E that the Court dismiss the complaint and award Defendant/ThirdéPa1ty Plaintiff his YP -"6-' PPP 'j_·‘·' P
i reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in responding to the complaint, togetlierwith such ·=_p·- ji. P P
relief as the Court may deem just and Proper. P -PP lj ‘.--'i P_-
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MICHAEL I. SILVERMAN, ESQUIRE (#303.4)-_ ¥ j_ P P -
SILVERMAN MCDONALD & FRIEDMAN 1 1 . -
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Suite 22 ‘_p; -y-_-_ i y _ `
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Attorney for Defendant/Third4party/ Plaintiff P‘1P— ;j fj »_‘· _-. _PP- . _` 1
p » Coiiimonwealth Construction Company -j Y €;P· _1 _

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