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Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse
- On October 19, 2024, an 80-foot gangway on Sapelo Island, Georgia, collapsed during a Cultural Day event, resulting in seven fatalities and injuries to numerous others.
- The gangway, constructed between 2019 and 2022 and last inspected in December 2023 without noted concerns, failed due to alleged negligence in its design, engineering, and construction.
- Survivors and families filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit in Gwinnett County against multiple engineering and construction firms, citing 18 counts including negligence and wrongful death.
- Attorney Chadrick Mance described the event as an overwhelming tragedy reflecting years of systemic neglect, while Ben Crump pledged to tirelessly pursue accountability and shed light on the causes of this devastating collapse.
- The lawsuit highlights the gangway's insufficient load capacity and aims to address the physical, emotional, and mental toll experienced by survivors and prevent similar future tragedies.
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Putting ‘Profit Over Safety’ Led to ‘Traumatic Loss’: Relatives of Black Victims of Fatal Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse File Lawsuit Charging Construction Firms with 'Alarming Incompetence'
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump and relatives of seven elderly people who died last fall when a ferry dock gangway over turbulent waters at Sapelo Island
Sapelo Island gangway collapse lawsuit filed
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) — Emotions were high Wednesday during a press conference where victims relived the Sapelo Island gangway collapse that happened last October. Legal counsel announced that there will be a lawsuit and that they plan to hold everyone they deem liable accountable. "I'm still having nightmares when I go to sleep, when I'm on the edge of the bed, it feels like I'm on a cliff or something," George J. Francis said. Justice and advoc…
Lawsuit Filed Against Companies Behind Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse
When Regina Brinson reached the middle of the aluminum walkway, she heard it crack and watched in horror as it broke just in front of her feet, plunging the elderly people ahead of her into the fast-moving water. Soon, her portion of the gangway to the Sapelo Island ferry was in the water, too, and […] The post Lawsuit Filed Against Companies Behind Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse appeared first on The Georgia Sun.
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Lawsuit filed against companies behind Sapelo Island gangway that collapsed, killing seven
ATLANTA – When Regina Brinson reached the middle of the aluminum walkway, she heard it crack and watched in horror as it broke just in front of her feet, plunging the elderly people ahead of her into the fast-moving water.…
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