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5 Lawsuits Filed in Surfside Condo Collapse; Judge Says $48M in Insurance Is Not Enough Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed high-rise to stake a claim to a share of the reported $48 million in insurance coverage available. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman held an online emergency meeting Thursday morning. Attorneys for the condo association told him that they are aware of a $30 million property insurance poli...

Champlain Towers South exposed and deteriorated rebar (Getty) Raysa Rodriguez recounts a harrowing escape from her unit at the collapsed Surfside condominium, and lays out mounting warning signs in a newly filed lawsuit. Among them: a concrete chunk that had fallen from the garage ceiling and a “wide crack” above her parking space. In her suit, which seeks class action status, Rodriguez also cites flooding in the underground garage dating back at least a decade that was reported by a former maintenance manager. Two days before the collapse, a contractor who was jarred by the garage floodi...

Another lawsuit has been filed against condo association after the deadly collapse in Surfside Daniel Wagner, attorney of a woman who sued the condo in 2015, speaks with CNN's Erin Burnett about the continual problems his client has faced while living at a residential building in Surfside, Florida. Posted: Jun 29, 2021 11:51 PM Updated: Jun 29, 2021 11:51 PM Posted By: By Tina Burnside and Curt Devine, CNN A new class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Champlain Towers South condominium association in connection to last week's deadly collapse in Surfside, Florida. The lawsuit, filed ...

Insurer plans to make upfront payment for damages in Surfside condo collapse Jay Weaver, The Miami Herald © Joe Cavaretta / South Florida/TNS Symbols painted on the cracked walls of the collpased condo in Surfside, Fla., are seen on Monday, June 28, 2021. MIAMI — Just hours after the collapse of a Surfside condo tower last Thursday, a Miami attorney filed a class-action lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages from the building's condo association after accusing the board of failing to protect the lives and property of residents. On Monday, the insurance carrier for...

Engineer Reported ‘Major Error’ in Construction of Condo Tower That Collapsed A 2018 engineering report released by the city of Surfside, Florida on Saturday found a “major error” in the construction of the 12-story condominium building that collapsed on Thursday morning, leading to water infiltration that caused structural damage below the pool deck. “The main issue with this building structure is that the entrance drive/pool deck/ planter waterproofing is laid on a flat structure,” says the October 2018 report by Morabito Consultants. “Since the reinforced concrete slab is not...