Judge awards $15 million to families of 21 Rio workers
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A judge has found a construction company guilty of negligence in the deaths of three Austin workers.
Travis County Judge Scott Jenkins has ordered American Mast Climbers to pay $15 million in damages to the workers' families.
The men fell to their deaths in June 2009, when faulty scaffolding collapsed at the 21 Rio construction site in the West Campus neighborhood.
Four contractors, including American Mast Climbers, received safety citations following the accident.
Two of the companies, Greater Metroplex Interiors and Andres Construction, settled out of court. Capoera Construction disappeared without paying any fines.