The Wrongful Death of Ernesto Oliva
On November 11, 2007, Ernesto Oliva, a member of Carpenters Local 13, lost his life in a tragic fall down an elevator shaft at 211 W. Wacker Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Within hours of the tragic accident, insurance company investigators, working with insurance company lawyers, descended on the job site to begin their investigation. Statements and photographs were taken. The insurance company hired two of the foremost elevator experts in the country. It was more than a month later that...
