A second wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Gwinnett County State Court against the company responsible for the maintenance of the Foundation Food Group liquid nitrogen system.
The lawsuit was filed yesterday on behalf of the estate of Saulo Suarez-Bernal, a 40-year-old assembly line worker at the plant who was one of six employees that died on January 28 as a result of a liquid nitrogen leak. The estate is represented by Michael Goldberg at Fried Goldberg LLC as well as Jorge Virguez and Keren Barrios at Immigration and Injury Attorneys, Barios LLC.
Like the first lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Messer North America, Inc., Messer Gas LLC and an employee who allegedly performed maintenance on the system shortly before the incident, are named as defendants in the case. This case also names John Does as defendants, which according to a press release from Fried Goldberg, LLC, are possible entities that contributed to this tragedy. These potential defendants may be named follo