Lawsuit: Florida Condo Collapse Triggered by Building Work

Lawsuit: Florida Condo Collapse Triggered by Building Work
In this aerial view, the cleared lot that was where the collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building once stood in Surfside, Fla., on July 31, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Construction of a luxury building next door triggered the collapse of an already fragile Florida condominium that killed 98 people in June, according to a new lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday on behalf of Champlain Towers South victims and family members, contends that work on the adjacent Eighty Seven Park tower damaged and destabilized a building in dire need of major structural repair.