2002 Lambeau Field skybox accident went under radar.
A little-known accident during the Lambeau Field renovation in 2002 caused significant damage to the stadium and resulted in a court fight that continued until years later.
Repair costs at the home of the Green Bay Packers topped more than $1 million, and a taxpayer-funded insurance plan filed suit to avoid getting stuck with $200,000 of the repair bill.
Officials at the state-operated Local Government Property Insurance Fund will not disclose how they ended the legal squabble with construction contractor Spirtas Wrecking Co. — a battle resolved last year through an out-of-court settlement.
Green Bay city records show that Spirtas crews caused damage to city-owned Lambeau Field while demolishing and removing the stadium’s old skyboxes in February 2002.
According to records at City Hall and in the court case, crews accidentally dropped demolition materials in the stadium’s bowl, damaging the arena’s structural steel, concrete foundation and bleacher seats.
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