ST. LOUIS – A telecommunications company alleges its cables were damaged during another company's excavation work.
Southwest Cell Telephone Co., doing business as AT&T Missouri, filed a complaint on Nov. 29 in the St. Louis Circuit Court against Union Electric Co., doing business as Ameren Missouri and Intren Merger Sub LLC, alleging negligence.
According to the complaint, the plaintiffs allege that on Nov. 13, 2016, Intren, a subcontractor of Ameren, was excavating next to a water main in St. Louis when an employee struck the plaintiff's cables and damaged them. The plaintiff alleges it suffered property damages in the amount of $365,168.59.
The plaintiff seeks judgment against defendants, jointly and severally in the amount of $365,168.59, plus costs. It is represented by James M. Fendelman of Fendelman & Associates LLC in St. Louis.
St. Louis Circuit Court case number 1822-CC11733