The main lawsuit, filed on behalf of victims and family members, contends that work on an adjacent tower damaged and destabilized the Champlain Towers building.
The Florida judge overseeing the litigation over the collapse of Surfside's Champlain Towers South condominium building denied a request Friday by the town's former building inspector for a protective order, requiring him to show up for a deposition requested by victims of the collapse.
A potential trial in the putative class action brought by victims of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, would take place next summer at the latest, the trial judge said Wednesday, reiterating his pledge not to let the matter drag out.
As the court-appointed receiver for the collapsed Champlain Towers South condominium moves forward on an auction for the oceanfront property, the judge overseeing the litigation asked attorneys Thursday to check whether by law he must split all sale proceeds among property owners or if he can dole some out to families of the 98 people who died in the disaster.
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