A year and a half after the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapsed, killing six and injuring at least eight, victims and their survivors have reached monetary settlements with all but one of the companies implicated in the disaster.
Among those signing on to the deal announced in MIami-Dade circuit court Monday are FIGG, the Tallahassee-based engineering firm that designed the 950-ton, 320-foot span, and Munilla Construction Management (MCM), the general contractor headquartered in Miami. In total, 23 subcontractors joined the deal, which requires them to pay into a fund set aside for those affected.
The lone holdout is Louis Berger, an engineering consulting firm hired to double-check FIGG’s design and calculations.
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