Plaintiffs suing Amazon and its construction team over the fatal partial collapse of an Illinois warehouse hit by a tornado last year have agreed to drop their case against architecture and engineering firms they accused of negligence and wrongful death. The lawsuits are continuing against Amazon, builder Contegra Construction Co. and others involved in the building’s construction.
The claims against Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. and Gray Design Group Inc. were both voluntarily dismissed, court records show. Both companies were named in suits related to the collapse of the 1.1-million-sq-ft Amazon fulfillment center in Edwardsville, after it was hit by an EF3 tornado on Dec. 10, 2021. Six people were killed when two walls and a section of roof collapsed under winds of 150 mph or more.