Lawsuit Settlement by Law Firm, Engineers to Pay Surfside Victims $55.55 Million

Search and rescue personnel work after the partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condo building in Surfside, Fla. on June 24, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

By Nicholas Nehamas From Miami Herald

MIAMI—Three major defendants in the Champlain Towers South collapse class-action lawsuit have agreed to settle with victims for a total of $55.55 million, all paid by their insurance firms, according to a court filing.