Edwardsville tornado: Victim's family poised to sue Amazon over deadly Illinois warehouse collapse

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Edwardsville, Illinois tornado victim Austin McEwen's parents planned to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Amazon Monday.

last month wants to know why the company's founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos was able to make it to space last year,"but couldn't make it to Edwardsville."

McEwen's parents planned to file a wrongful death lawsuit Monday morning in Madison County, alleging the e-commerce giant failed to notify its workers of inclement weather and provide safe storm shelter. "We learned from whistleblowers inside that warehouse that survived that there was absolutely no shelter in place. There were no drills. It was a chaotic scene," Casciato said.

 

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