Judge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse

A judge has approved a one hundred six million dollar settlement over the 2019 collapse of an eighteen-story Hard Rock Hotel under construction in New Orleans, the Guardian reports. The partial collapse killed three people and damaged nearby property, and while a grand jury declined to indict anyone, the city of New Orleans and others sued the building owners, partners, and contractors — a legal fight that Thursday's settlement now brings to a close.

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