February 13, 2017
Lawyers for 19 people killed or injured in a Philadelphia, Pa., building collapse reached a $227 million settlement with several defendants Wednesday during the damages phase of a five-month trial. Six people were killed and 13 injured when a towering …
February 2, 2017
A jury has found the Salvation Army, an adjacent building owner and other defendants liable for a Philadelphia, Pa., building collapse that killed six people inside the charity’s thrift store. Thirteen others were buried in rubble but survived when a …
November 16, 2013
Federal officials have proposed nearly $400,000 in penalties for two companies involved in a botched building demolition that killed six people in Philadelphia. The fines announced Thursday by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration stem from the collapse of a …