Article: Baltimore lawyer's steam-pit suit settles for $1.2M

The Baltimore lawyer who was badly burned when she fell into a steam-conduit excavation site has settled her case against the city, Trigen-Baltimore Energy Corp. and its subcontractors for $1.2 million.

The city will pay Arianne Spaccarelli $87,500, according to Andrew D. Levy, who represented Spaccarelli and her husband in the litigation. Insurers for Johnson Controls Inc., which was managing the conduit for Trigen, and Ligon & Ligon Inc., the subcontractor responsible for the dig, will contribute the rest. Trigen intends to pay only its own attorneys' fees, Levy said.

"It's good to have that part of my life be over," Spaccarelli, 31, said Tuesday, adding the settlement will cover her past ...

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