Oklahoma Judge Strikes Down Zaloudek Grain Co.’s Defense in Injury Case
Blamed negligence on the two teens who lost legs in an auger accident
District Judge Dennis Hladik wasted no time Thursday afternoon striking down Zaloudek Grain Co.’s defense that others might be responsible for horrific injury to two teen employees in August 2011.
The families of Tyler Zander and Bryce Gannon, both of whom lost legs when they fell into the floor auger of the Kremlin grain elevator, filed lawsuits against the company and several individual shareholders the same month as the accident. The families claim five counts of negligence and seek punitive damages.
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