Dive summary:
- A Dutch company, Chicago Bridge & Iron, will stand trial in a Los Angeles court over claims that it manipulated its workers' health records.
- California Superior Court Judge Kevin Brazille said the case should proceed against the company, whose conduct he described as "very peculiar."
- The thrust of the case is that CB&I had a complex scheme to manipulate workers' and physicians' decisions so the company looked like it had a better safety record than it really did.
From the article:
The lawsuit includes thirteen additional causes of action, including fraud, invasion of privacy, and numerous violations of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. ...