Judge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapse
A view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/APView image in fullscreenA view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019. “We are very, very happy with this $106m.”The settlement funds will eventually be distributed by a special master.Explore more on these topicsNew OrleansnewsShareReuse this content
- ▪A view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019.
- ▪Photograph: Gerald Herbert/APView image in fullscreenA view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019.
- ▪“We are very, very happy with this $106m.”The settlement funds will eventually be distributed by a special master.Explore more on these topicsNew OrleansnewsShareReuse this content
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A view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/APView image in fullscreenA view of the Hard Rock Hotel after a fatal partial collapse in New Orleans on 12 October 2019. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/APNew OrleansJudge approves $106m settlement over deadly 2019 Hard Rock Hotel collapseSettlement ends years-long legal battle over collapse of 18-story hotel that was under construction in New OrleansAssociated PressThu 6 Aug 2026 19.13 EDTLast modified on Thu 6 Aug 2026 19.16 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA judge approved a $106m settlement on Thursday that ends a years-long legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of a Hard Rock Hotel that was under construction in New Orleans.The 18-story hotel project…
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