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Developers, Family Discuss Memorial for Surfside Condo Collapse Victims
Developers and city officials are pushing back on family members’ expectations for a memorial for 98 people who died last year when a beachfront Florida condominium building collapsed. Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger hosted a meeting Monday for representatives from DAMAC Properties and people whose loved ones died when the Champlain Towers South building fell. Danzinger says it would have been...
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Lawyers Awarded $70M+ Fees in Deadly Surfside Condo Collapse
Lawyers who secured a $1.1 billion settlement in the deadly collapse last year of a beachfront Florida condominium building have been awarded more than $70 million in fees. The total awarded by a judge Monday was less than the roughly $100 million attorneys with the 17 law firms had requested. But there were never any guarantees they would be paid...
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Surfside Settlement Hearing on Attorney's Fees
NBC 6’s Steve Litz has more over one year after the collapse that killed 98 people.
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Property Sale Will Pay Fallen Surfside Condo's Taxes: Judge
A judge says money from the sale of Florida beachfront property where a collapsed condominium tower once stood will be used to pay property taxes of the destroyed units. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman said in a brief ruling Monday that the 2022 tax payments should not come from the $96 million previously earmarked to compensate owners of the 136...
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Street Renamed to Honor Surfside Condo Collapse Victims
NBC 6’s Jessica Vallejo has more on the emotional moments over one year after the collapse.
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Pain Persists for Families Year After Surfside Condo Collapse
The pain still persists for loved ones of the Surfside condo collapse victims. NBC 6’s Ari Odzer has more on the town’s memorial event a year after the tragedy
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Families of Surfside Condo Collapse Victims Share Road to Healing
NBC 6’s Ari Odzer speaks with families of victims about their heartbreak and loss following the collapse one year ago.
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First Responders Share Experience at Surfside Condo Collapse
NBC 6’s Willard Shephard gives a glimpse into first responders’ heroic and heartbreaking experiences at the scene of the Surfside condo collapse
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‘Always a Piece of Them Here': Grandson Honors Couple Killed in Surfside Collapse
A year after a man lost his grandparents in the Surfside condo collapse, he’s keeping their memory alive and honoring everything they did for his family. Gonzalo and Maria Torre were two of the 98 victims of the June 24, 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South. “When I go back and when my grandparents talked to me about their…
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Grandson Honors Couple Killed in Surfside Condo Collapse
Gonzalo and Maria Torre were two of the 98 victims of the June 24, 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South.
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Surfside 1 Year Later: Jill Biden Speaks at Memorial Service
First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the memorial service for the Surfside victims to mark one year since the collapse.
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Surfside 1 Year Later: Condo Collapse Victims Honored at Memorial Service
A year after 98 people were killed in the Surfside condominium collapse, family members and the community honored those lost in the tragedy at a memorial service Friday.
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Judge Approves $1B Settlement for Surfside Victims
Less than a year after the Surfside condo collapse, a Miami Dade judge has ruled the settlement to be fair, reasonable and adequate, as NBC 6’s Tony Pipitone reports.
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Judge Approves $1B+ Deal in Deadly Surfside Condo Collapse
A judge has given final approval to a settlement of more than $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium. Ninety-eight people died when the 12-story Champlain Towers South suddenly collapsed. It was one of the deadliest building failures in U.S. history. The decision by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman on Thursday comes one day before...
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Doral Names Street for Young Woman Killed in Surfside Condo Collapse
At Trails and Tails park in Doral, Nicole “Nicky” Langesfeld used to run and walk dogs with her younger brother. They grew up down the street, and now the street is named for her. Doral city officials and family members held a ceremony Wednesday to rename a stretch of Northwest 114th Avenue “Nicky Langesfeld Place” to honor the victim of…
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Doral Street Renamed to Honor Surfside Victim
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has the latest on a street that was renamed by the City of Doral to honor Nicole “Nicky” Langesfeld, a victim of the Surfside condo collapse.
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One Year After Surfside Collapse, Lawmakers Reflect on Changes
In the coming years, major changes will take effect when it comes to condo rules and regulations. Many local governments and Florida lawmakers made major changes after 98 people died in the Surfside collapse of Champlain Towers South condo building. When Martin Langesfeld visits the site of the collapse and walks around the makeshift memorial he thinks of his older…
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Florida Lawmakers Reflect on Changes Since Condo Collapse
NBC 6’s Phil Prazan looks into the changes state and local lawmakers have made on condo rules and regulations since the Champlain Towers South collapsed in June 2021.
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Surfside Rescue Workers Reflect on Condo Collapse 1 Year Later
One year later, Florida Task Force 1 members say they will never forget responding to the condo collapse in Surfside. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports
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Attorneys in Surfside Condo Collapse Seek About $100M in Fees
Attorneys who worked to secure settlements topping $1 billion in the collapse of a beachfront Florida condominium building in which 98 people died are requesting about $100 million in fees and costs. A court filing made public Monday says the request represents a discount of as much as $200 million compared with typical class-action cases. The final amount of fees...