COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wife of a man crushed to death byan elevator in a closed hotel near
Ohio State University’s campus won’treceive state compensation after Ohio’s Court of Claims denied
hernegligence claim.Authorities said 52-year-old James Higgins ofLondon was pinned by a moving elevator
in the elevator shaft in April2009. Nadia Higgins originally sued her husband’s employer, OracleElevator
Co., and Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopmentclaiming negligence. The state was later named
as a third defendant.Theuniversity said Higgins and another worker were working on theelevators in
preparation for the hotel’s conversion to a dormitory.The court ruling last week found no evidence that
Higgins was required or directed to enter the elevator pit.Nadia Higgins’ attorney didn’t immediately
return a call Monday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wife of a man crushed to death byan
elevator in a closed hotel near Ohio State University’s campus won’treceive state compensation after
Ohio’s Court of Claims denied hernegligence claim.Authorities said 52-year-old James Higgins ofLondon
was pinned by a moving elevator in the elevator shaft in April2009. Nadia Higgins originally sued her
husband’s employer, OracleElevator Co., and Campus Partners for Community Urban Redevelopmentclaiming
negligence. The state was later named as a third defendant.Theuniversity said Higgins and another worker
were working on theelevators in preparation for the hotel’s conversion to a dormitory.The court ruling
last week found no evidence that Higgins was required or directed to enter the elevator pit.Nadia
Higgins’ attorney didn’t immediately return a call Monday.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All
rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.