Two years after his tragic death at a work site, the family of a longtime St. Paul water services employee has won a major settlement from the construction company. As Jonah Kaplan reports, court documents reveal big missteps in both safety and the legal process.

The family of a Stillwater construction worker struck and killed by a dump truck in downtown St. Paul was awarded a multimillion dollar settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that drug use and safety failures led to the man’s death.