A container ship lost power and rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. (Photo/Mark Schiefelbein/AP) Bridge Collapse Draws in Several Law Firms for Upcoming Litigation
Two Am Law 100 firms and several plaintiff firms have entered appearances. Observers expect more lawyers to enter as litigation and investigations mount.
April 17, 2024 at 11:18 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
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- Duane Morris and Blank Rome filed a court petition on behalf of the cargo ship's operator and owner to limit the companies' liability.
- Meanwhile, the city of Baltimore has turned to DiCello Levitt and Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky Trial Lawyers.
- Stewart Miller Simmons Trial Attorneys and Kreindler & Kreindler are representing two of the victims' families, as well as Julio Cervantes.
Two large law firms as well as several plaintiff firms in the Washington, D.C., region are representing clients tied to last month's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. And legal observers anticipate more lawyers to get involved as litigation and investigations proceed.
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