BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Lawyers in suit over Surfside collapse reveal staggering legal settlement: $997 million

MIAMI — In a surprise development, the class-action litigation over the collapse of Champlain Towers South has been settled, a federal judge was told Wednesday, with plaintiffs expected to receive just under $1 billion.

Miami Herald · May 11, 2022

Judge hears passionate arguments from Surfside victims but OKs $83 million settlement

MIAMI — Victims of the Surfside condominium collapse made impassioned pleas about how money in a legal dispute should be divided, but at the end of a court hearing Wednesday the judge overseeing the case was not swayed and approved an $83 million settlement he had previously endorsed.

Miami Herald · Mar 31, 2022

Judge OKs $83M for property loss in Florida condo collapse

People who owned units in a Florida oceanfront condominium building that collapsed last year will divide $83 million for property losses, with the compensation for families over the 98 deaths still to be determined

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022

Surfside commission approves paying up to $500,000 for court-ordered collapse inspection

MIAMI — Much remains unclear about what Surfside’s role may be in any on-site inspections of the Champlain Towers South collapse site, but town commissioners made clear Wednesday they would not cut a “blank check” to take part in court-sanctioned testing and sampling to investigate what caused the June 24…

Miami Herald · Jan 27, 2022