Miami Building Collapse Attorneys

Florida Injury Lawyers with Clients & Results Nationwide

When a building collapses, the destruction it causes extends far beyond the incident. The injured need medical care, families deserve answers for loved ones who were killed, and those who could’ve prevented the collapse should be held accountable. Our Miami building collapse lawyers are the ones people turn to make sure these things happen.

At Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A., we’ve been helping survivors, victims, and their families get the help they need since 1984. Over the decades, we’ve earned a reputation as trial lawyers who do more than talk about results—we put in the work required to get them. By doing the right thing for our clients, we’ve recovered hundreds of millions of dollars on their behalf—every dollar and cent a much-needed way for them to rebuild their lives and move forward.

We’ve earned a reputation as trusted injury and wrongful death lawyers in Miami by giving clients the attention they deserve. When it comes to cases, we use a quality-over-quantity approach and limit our caseload to provide clients with the focus, time, and resources they need. On average, each lawyer on our firm handles 10 cases at a time—a number that’s much smaller than many other firms in the area. Doing this helps us work faster and stay one step ahead of the other side.

You deserve answers and help from a team that is known for getting them. Call our Florida building collapse attorneys today at (305) 770-6335 for a free consultation. Representing clients nationwide.

The Surfside Building Collapse

On Thursday, June 24, 2021, a 12-story residential building in Surfside collapsed. The early-morning building collapse destroyed nearly half of the complex’s units and left 51 people missing in the rubble. In the immediate moments after the incident, two people were rescued from the debris and one person was confirmed dead.

As of this writing, it remains unknown what caused the building to collapse, and officials are still working through the rubble to find survivors and identify victims. While the investigation is ongoing, one report has revealed that the high rise was inspected and labeled as unstable over a year ago by a researcher at Florida International University.

The Champlain Towers South were built in 1981 on reclaimed wetlands. The researchers noted that the building had sunk about 2 millimeters a year during the 1990s and that the sinking could have worsened or slowed since then.

That researcher now speculates that the collapse could have caused the building collapse near Miami.

“It was a byproduct of analyzing the data. We saw this building had some kind of unusual movement,” Shimon Wdownski, professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at the Florida International University said to reporters. However, officials have pointed out that investigators need finish their work before conclusions about the cause are made.

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Getting Justice After Florida Building Collapses

Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A. is a firm that’s known for getting answers after structural failures. Our firm represented victims of the 2018 FIU bridge collapse, an incident the National Transportation Safety Board determined was preventable had engineers calculated the correct load capacity for the structure. We’re ready to help survivors and victims of Florida building collapses just as we fought for those harmed by the FIU bridge accidents. Buildings don’t simply collapse for no reason, and we’re ready to get answers from the people and companies who should be providing them.

 If you have questions or would like to discuss your possible case, someone is standing by to talk to you right now. A consultation with our firm is completely free. Call our Miami building collapse lawyers at (305) 770-6335.