The Rental Essier Polytechnic Institute's Lawsuit Alleges a Janitor Cleaning in a Laboratory Damaged at Least $1 Million in Scientific Research

A janitor cleaning in a laboratory at a university in Troy, New York is accused of damaging at least $1 million in scientific research after shutting off the storage freezer while trying to turn off a constant beeping noise. The Rental Essier Polytechnic Institute filed the lawsuit against Daggle cleaning services, the outside firm that employed the cleaner. When the cleaner shut off a circuit breaker on September 17, 2020, the freezer was storing cell cultures, samples, and other research elements at minus 112 degrees Fahrenheit. And the temperature reportedly rose to minus 25.6 degrees Fahrenheit after the freezer was turned off damaging or destroying all of its contents. Assigned on the door's laps, freezer