Lawyers, Nearly $1 Billion Tentative Settlement in Condo Collapse

Lawyers, Nearly $1 Billion Tentative Settlement in Condo Collapse
Coast Guard boats patrol in front of the partially collapsed Champlain Towers South condo building, in Surfside, Fla., on July 1, 2021. Mark Humphrey/AP Photo
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—A nearly $1 billion tentative 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, an attorney said Wednesday.

Harley S. Tropin announced the $997 million settlement during a hearing before Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Michael Hanzman. Still pending final approval, the settlement involves developers of an adjacent building, insurance companies, and other defendants.