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Mr. Doddridge Provided Courtroom Testimony in Record $62 Million Verdict
Mr. Doddridge was contacted by one of New York’s premier law firms to act as their construction site safety expert in this landmark construction accident case. Link (New York Post): Injured construction worker gets record $62M single-plaintiff award Link (New York Law Journal): Jury Awards $62 Million for Construction Site Fall
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Is Your Home Built With Lightweight Building Materials? Learn How To Protect It
Lightweight building materials structurally fail much faster in a fire than traditional lumber. However, there are ways that you can protect the framing in your home from fire. View Mr. Doddridge’s most recent interview with NBC News Boston below. Two apartment buildings in the Boston Area were destroyed recently. Both buildings were under construction, one
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Fire Ravages and Destroys Brand New Building in Boston
On June 28, 2017, a fire destroyed a brand new, unoccupied building in Boston, MA. Like many other buildings, the Ashmont building was constructed out of “lightweight” wooden building materials. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and there was a sprinkler system installed in the building, which was slated to be activated the
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Mr. Doddridge Conducts Fire Demonstration on PIX11 News
Briefly after Mr. Doddridge’s live interview, PIX11-WPIX TV News asked Mr. Doddridge to conduct an actual demonstration for the purpose of comparing traditional wood framing to manufactured wood framing when subjected to fire.
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Mr. Doddridge Interviewed on PIX11 News About Safe Building Materials
After the tragic Edgewater, New Jersey fire in January of 2015, David Doddridge was contacted by PIX11-WPIX TV News in New York City and asked to conduct a live interview related to light weight wood building materials, such as those used in the construction of the Avalon on the Hudson luxury apartment complex.
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Mr. Doddridge’s Interview re: tragic Berkley, CA Balcony Collapse on San Francisco’s KCBS Radio (Update)
One week after Mr. Doddridge’s first interview with KCBS news radio in San Francisco, Mr. Doddridge was asked to conduct a second interview to lend further insight as to the cause of this tragic occurrence.
Mr. Doddridge Interviewed re: Berkley, CA Balcony Collapse on San Francisco’s KCBS Radio
Construction defects lead to tragic balcony collapse in Berkley, CA. On June 15th, 2015 a Berkley, CA balcony collapsed on the 4th floor of a student housing building, killing 6 Irish students. Mr. Doddridge was interviewed by San Francisco radio KCBS regarding his thoughts on exactly what may have caused this tragedy.
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