Baltimore Mayor Announces Legal Action After Bridge Collapse

The City of Baltimore is seeking to hold accountable those responsible for the massive shipping vessel Dali striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to its collapse into the Patapsco River. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott announced on April 15 that the city is now “taking legal steps to proactively and aggressively address the catastrophic impact the Key Bridge collapse has had on the City of Baltimore” and its residents, families of victims, business owners, longshoremen, and other Port of Baltimore workers. The city noted in a press release the tragic deaths of the workers who were on the bridge when it collapsed as well as a “significant economic hardship” to businesses and employees who rely on the port for revenue and wages....