Legal action is already underway in the deadly Florida building collapse, even before rescuers have finished searching for victimsThe quest to learn why a Florida condo building collapsed has already moved to the legal system, even before rescuers finish searching for victims and possible survivors. A Surfside town building inspector had also been part of the discussions, and Goodman’s firm has given notice of plans to add the town as a defendant. One prior case with possible legal parallels involves the 2013 collapse in Philadelphia of an unbraced brick wall of a building that was being demolished. “On something spectacular like this, in today’s world, there’s great pressure to find fault,” he said. Associated Press writer Terry Spencer in Surfside, Florida, contributed to this report.

Source: ABC News July 06, 2021 05:03 UTC