Five more lawsuits have been filed against a developer and construction company over the crane collapse that killed five people in Kelowna, B.C., two years ago.

The people behind the lawsuits range from a victim’s colleagues to a nearby business owner, but all claim the crane came crashing down on July 12, 2021, because the Mission Group and Stemmer Construction were negligent.

“The injuries, loss and damage have caused and will continue to permanently cause the plaintiff pain, suffering [and] loss of enjoyment of life,” said one of the claims filed in B.C. Supreme Court.

The number of lawsuits against the construction company now sits at six, as the new plaintiffs join a woman who lost her husband in trying to claim civil damages as they wait for answers from ongoing criminal and workplace investigations. 

Neither the developer nor the construction company had responded to any of the claims as of mid-July.

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