US EditionLawsuit Filed on Behalf of Victims’ Families, Survivors of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse
- On October 19, 2024, a gangway on Sapelo Island, Georgia, collapsed during a Cultural Day event, killing seven and injuring over a dozen people.
- The collapse followed complaints about the gangway's sturdiness and an independent investigation showed it failed to meet required load capacity standards.
- Survivors and families filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against engineering and construction companies accusing them of negligence in design, maintenance, and construction.
- Attorney Chadrick Mance highlighted that the gangway was not designed to support the load it bore and described the incident as reflective of a wider pattern of neglect and undervaluing of Black communities.
- The lawsuit aims to hold responsible parties accountable and prevent future tragedies on an island long deprived of resources and lacking medical facilities.
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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.
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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