Crown Castle Seeks $66,000 Recovery for Cable Damaged in Excavation

Contractor Reliable Constructors caused nearly $66,000 in damage to an underground Crown Castle telecommunications cable in April 2021 while excavating with mechanized equipment in Oldsmar, Florida, alleged Crown Castle’s negligence complaint Tuesday (docket 23-006554-CI) in 6th Judicial Circuit Court in Pinellas County, Florida. Reliable failed to excavate in a “careful and prudent manner based on accepted engineering and construction practices,” as required under Florida law, alleged Crown Castle in the complaint. The contractor also failed to take adequate measures to protect Crown Castle’s cable against damage, it said. It seeks recovery of the actual damages, plus pre-judgment and post-judgment interest and “all other and further relief” that the court deems “just and proper.”