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Extra $3 million from Surfside settlement belongs to victims' families, judge decides

MIAMI — A Miami-Dade County judge faced a Solomonic choice:

Miami Herald · Feb 24, 2023

Indignant at hotel operator, unit owners at North Beach’s Carillon sued. They just got $16M

MIAMI BEACH, Florida — When a wealthy asset manager plucked the iconic Carillon complex out of bankruptcy in 2015 and soon after sent acclaimed spa operator Canyon Ranch packing, unit owners at the North Beach luxury resort/condo were aghast. They said it was the start of a slow erosion of…

Miami Herald · Dec 8, 2022

Surfside families portray victims to judge dividing $1.1 billion. But how to quantify a life?

MIAMI — Seventy-nine funerals in five weeks.

Miami Herald · Sep 25, 2022

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Lawyers in Surfside condo collapse case sought $100 million. Here’s what judge decided

MIAMI — Dozens of attorneys who attained a landmark $1.1 billion wrongful-death settlement in the Surfside condominium calamity learned their cut of the class-action case on Monday. It won’t be as much as they had hoped to receive from a Miami-Dade judge.

Miami Herald · Aug 30, 2022

Lawyers in Surfside condo collapse settlement sought $100 million. Here’s what judge decided

MIAMI — Dozens of attorneys who attained a landmark $1.1 billion wrongful death settlement in the Surfside condominium calamity learned their cut of the class-action case on Monday. It won’t be as much as they had hoped to receive from a Miami-Dade judge.

Miami Herald · Aug 29, 2022

Lawyers awarded $70M+ fees in deadly Florida condo collapse

Lawyers who secured a $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse last year of a beachfront Florida condominium building have been awarded more than $70 million in fees

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022

Judge rejects ‘false’ damage claims from Texas church, hundreds of others in Surfside case

MIAMI — Last month, a self-described Texas minister claimed members of his church owned six units at the Surfside condominium building that collapsed and that they had died in the tragedy. He wanted to collect $3.1 million in damages for their loss.

Miami Herald · Aug 25, 2022

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War on the shore: The inner turmoil at a wealthy North Beach high-rise complex

With exotic offerings like the “salt float bath,” the “glacial facial” and the “cryo one,” the Carillon Miami Wellness Resort in Miami Beach would seem to promise the ultimate in luxury, pampering and serenity.

Miami Herald · Aug 25, 2022

Judge: property sale will pay fallen Florida condo's taxes

A judge says money from the sale of Florida beachfront property where a collapsed condominium tower once stood will be used to pay property taxes of the destroyed units

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2022

‘They are here with me.’ Surfside families return to collapse site for one-year vigil

SURFSIDE, Fla. — The empty oceanfront land that once was home to the Champlain Towers South condo building slowly filled with people again early Friday morning.

Miami Herald · Jun 24, 2022

A year on, Surfside remembers 98 victims of condo collapse

Friday marks the anniversary of the oceanfront condo building collapse that killed 98 people in Surfside, Florida

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Judge gives final approval to ‘remarkable’ $1 billion Surfside condo collapse settlement

MIAMI — One day before the one-year anniversary of the Surfside condominium collapse that killed 98 people, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman made his deadline and gave final approval to a $1 billion settlement of the second-largest class-action lawsuit in Florida history, which he praised in court on Thursday…

Miami Herald · Jun 23, 2022

One year after Surfside condo collapse in Florida, a legal settlement is approved

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

WEKU · Jun 23, 2022

A judge’s legacy from Surfside condo tragedy: Huge settlement but also hard feelings

MIAMI — The judge who has called all the shots in the sprawling legal battle over the collapse of a Surfside condo tower was once a successful Miami trial attorney specializing in similar cases before putting on a black robe a decade ago and taking on the biggest case of…

Miami Herald · Jun 22, 2022

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Miami Herald · Jun 8, 2022

Attorneys in $1B Surfside settlement vowed to work at a discount. Will they get $100M?

MIAMI — In a packed courtroom last summer, as rescue teams were still digging up human remains after the collapse of a Surfside condo tower, a Miami-Dade judge declared the tragedy was “not going to be treated as business as usual” and gave an ultimatum to a throng of seasoned…

Miami Herald · May 28, 2022

Judge gives preliminary approval to billion-dollar Surfside class-action settlement

MIAMI — Just hours after a Surfside condo building collapsed and buried 98 people last summer, the first of many lawsuits that would turn into one of the biggest class-action cases in Florida was filed.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Judge gives initial OK to $1B deal in Florida condo collapse

A Florida judge has given gave initial approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion to families who lost loved ones in the collapse last year of a Florida beachfront condominium building in which 98 people died

Miami Herald · May 28, 2022

Defendants’ payments detailed as lawyers submit $1 billion Surfside settlement to judge

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Miami Herald · May 24, 2022

Judge in Surfside collapse lawsuit agrees to pay condo owners more for property loss

MIAMI — The judge overseeing the class-action lawsuit for the Surfside condo collapse said Tuesday he would increase the payout for condo owners whose homes were destroyed last summer.

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Judge: Surfside collapse property owners bumped up to $96M

People who owned condominiums in the Florida building that collapsed almost a year ago but did not suffer a loss of life will together collect at least $96 million from a court settlement

Miami Herald · May 19, 2022

‘Left with nothing.’ Survivors of Surfside condo collapse seek more settlement money

MIAMI — After escaping the Champlain Towers South moments before it collapsed last summer, Ileana Monteagudo says she has been trying to rebuild her life at age 65 with no savings and lingering anxiety from the Surfside disaster.

Benzinga · May 12, 2022

Florida Condo Collapse Lawsuit Settled For Nearly $1B: Report

A class action lawsuit brought by the families of the victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, has been settled for $997 million.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Surfside families still want answers despite settlement

Family members of some of the 98 people killed in a Florida condominium collapse last June say they are too deep in mourning to contemplate the nearly $1 billion settlement their attorneys negotiated on their behalf

WEKU · May 11, 2022

A nearly $1 billion settlement is reached in a Surfside condo collapse lawsuit

A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida.

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Lawyers: Nearly $1B tentative settlement in condo collapse

Lawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement

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