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The glass held strong. The frame did not. Neither did the company after this. (lemmy.nz)
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[–] Sumocat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The irony is they could have saved the firm by successfully suing the builder/architect/inspectors/everyone if one of their most successful lawyers had been able to lead the case.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Structural engineer Bob Greer said "I don't know of any building code in the world that would allow a 73 kg (160 lb) man to run up against a glass and withstand it."[6]

And that doesn't even help with people leaving.