Civil Plaintiff
A Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over the Surfside Condo Collapse Reaches a Tentative $55 Million Settlement
The families of victims and survivors of the Surfside Champlain Towers South collapse have reached a tentative settlement topping $55 million with three defendants in a wrongful-death lawsuit, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Insurers representing the engineering firm responsible for inspecting and certifying the building’s structural integrity, Morabito Consultants, and the firm representing the condo association, Becker & Poliakoff P.A., have agreed to settle for $16 million and $31 million, respectively, according to a joint motion to stay all claims against the defendants.
Another defendant, DeSimone Consulting Engineers, has agreed to settle for $8.55 million, according to the filing.
