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The household of a person killed on account of Hurricane Helene floodwaters in Tennessee have filed a wrongful loss of life lawsuit, alleging his employer “chose greed over the safety of its workers.”
Johnny Peterson, 55, was among the many Influence Plastics staff who died on Sept. 27 after Helene’s flooding hit the small, rural city of Erwin in jap Tennessee.
Surviving staff stated they weren’t instructed they may depart till the manufacturing unit misplaced energy, and their automobiles had already been overtaken by water.
“They had no emergency action plan, despite the factory being located in a federally-designated flood plan,” the 28-page lawsuit filed on behalf of Peterson’s subsequent of kin, Alexa Peterson, by legal professional Alex Little in Unicoi County states.
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The court-filed paperwork additionally allege Influence Plastics CEO Gerald O’Connor Jr. “and other senior management had stealthily exited the building out of the back door after securing some business documents from their own private offices.”
The swimsuit states Peterson was the daddy of 4 kids, with Alexa being the oldest, and that he had climbed into the mattress of a semi-trailer in an try to flee.
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“He texted his daughter for the last time at 1:17 p.m. ‘I love you allllll,’ he managed to type out. This was the last text Alexa Peterson received from her father,” the swimsuit states.
Peterson is described as a loving father whose “passing is an immense loss to his family and the community,” a press release from Litson PLLC states.
“Impact Plastics was aware of the flood risks, and while employees requested permission to leave, the company failed to act. We will hold them accountable,” the assertion reads.
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