The dome of the Adirondack Sports Complex in Queensbury collapsed in February under the weight of heavy ice and snow from one of the winter’s major snowstorms. Our structural collapse attorneys note that it’s November, and workers are still digging out the complex.
Our structural collapse attorneys have spent many hours fighting insurance companies for the compensation justly due to our clients, so we understand the frustration of the owners and managers of the Adirondack Sports Complex. The owners and managers of the sports complex are still fighting with the insurance companies to obtain compensation to pay for the repairs. At the same time, customers who can’t use the complex are demanding refunds. There are more than 1,200 customers owed refunds.
The sports dome collapse ended the winter sports season at the sports complex and closed the complex for much of the spring season as well. No injuries resulted from the dome collapse, which was a blessing. We structural collapse attorneys understand that additional losses of revenue from closing the Adirondack Sport Complex for repairs added to the already substantial financial woes of complex owners and managers from the dome collapse.
And the Adirondack Sports Complex manager says that 2010, an unseasonably warm year in which business at the indoor sports complex was slow, might be what insurance companies use as a reference point for his lost revenue claim. He believes that it wouldn’t be fair to compare the potential revenues from the unusually cold and potentially busy year of 2011 to those of the unusually slow year of 2010. Insurers, for their part, are struggling under a deluge of claims from the year’s excessive winter snows, massive spring flooding, and Hurricane Irene. N o one wins.
Our structural collapse attorneys bring this story to your attention to caution you to have your buildings and structures inspected regularly. Make any necessary repairs and conduct any necessary maintenance and structural upgrades that could help keep your structure stable in the event of extra stress. The struggles at the Adirondack Sports Complex reveal that once a collapse has occurred, your ongoing battle to obtain insurance settlements, make repairs, and pay any liabilities you may have from the debacle can prove to be a costly challenge.