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More Coverage of collapse lawsuits

  • Oct 3, 2023
  • Oct 3, 2023 Updated Sep 5, 2024
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Judge orders partial consolidation of suits related to Davenport collapse

A Scott County judge has ordered some consolidation of the seven lawsuits filed in the wake of May’s fatal collapse of a Davenport building.

Three people died because of the May 28 collapse that occurred in the west wall of the six-story apartment building at 324 Main St. Another person lost her leg and numerous people lost their homes and possessions.

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Inspection firm sues collapsed building owner Andrew Wold for negligence

The engineering firm named as a defendant in lawsuits related to the May partial collapse of a Davenport building has sued a fellow defendant — the building’s owner.

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Three people died as a result of the May 28 collapse occurred in the west wall of the six-story apartment building at 324 Main St. Another person lost her leg and numerous people lost their homes and possessions.

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Collapsed building owner Andrew Wold sues inspection firm for failure to identify risk

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Photos: Demolition continues Tuesday on the collapsed The Davenport apartments

Judge in collapse suit denies defendants' motions to dismiss

A judge rejected attempts to dismiss allegations in one of the many lawsuits related to the Davenport building collapse in May.

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Three people died during the May 28 partial collapse of the building at 324 N. Main St. Another person lost a leg and many people lost their homes and property.

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Collapsed building owner Andrew Wold sues inspection firm for failure to identify risk

The real estate owner at the center of multiple lawsuits over the collapsed building in Davenport has filed suit against the engineering firm that inspected the building.

Andrew Wold, whose Davenport Hotel LLC owned the apartment building at 324 Main St., is accusing Select Structural Engineering, a company that inspected the building in the months before the collapse, of several things, including negligence and breach of contract.

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Davenport Hotel evacuations, unrelated to structure, preceded deadly collapse

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City could have prevented building collapse deaths, former Davenport city administrator says

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Lawsuit: Leaking roof/HVAC unit final straw in building collapse

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Photos: Demolition continues Tuesday on the collapsed The Davenport apartments

Lawsuit: Leaking roof/HVAC unit final straw in building collapse

Plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits filed in the May partial collapse of a Davenport building argue water leaks and the placement of an HVAC unit on the roof led to the building’s west wall falling.

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The May 28 partial collapse of the building at 324 N. Main St. occurred in the center of the west side of the six-story structure and involved every floor. Three people died, another lost a leg and many people lost their homes and property.

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