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URS Corporation

Minneapolis Bridge Collapse (Civil Litigation)

Date: 08/23/2010 (Date of Settlement Announcement)

Misconduct Type: Other

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $52,400,000

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: Survivors and families of victims of the August 1, 2007 bridge collapse in Minneapolis filed negligence suits against URS Corporation, which analyzed the Interstate 35W Bridge, and Progressive Contractors, Inc., which was resurfacing the bridge. Plaintiffs claimed the collapse, which killed 13 people and injured 145, was avoidable. In August 2010, URS settled with the plaintiffs for $52.4 million.