A view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019. A grand jury ultimately decided against indicting anyone in the deadly collapse, but lawsuits were filed, including one brought by the city of New Orleans in August 2020 naming the building owners, their partners and contractors.The various lawsuits were consolidated into one case that includes a total of 490 plaintiffs, including injured workers and businesses affected by the collapse, against 21 defendants, according to Mark Glago, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs. The case has been pending for more than six years, Glago noted.The combined $106m settlement was approved by Orleans parish civil district court judge Kern Reese on Thursday, according to Glago and Court records.“This will be an honor to, you know, these claimants that have been through so much,” Glago said of the settlement.
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