Matthews Marine, Inc. dismissed from maritime personal-injury lawsuit
In Gulfport, Mississippi a federal judge has dismissed Matthews Marine Inc. from a personal-injury maritime lawsuit filed for survivors of a fatal construction accident.
The accident on June 14, 2007, killed two workers and injured several others who fell approximately 50 feet while inside or on top of a structure that collapsed from the Bay St. Louis Bridge and fell over in the bay.
The lawsuit claimed that a tug operated for Matthews Marine bumped the support column, contributing to its collapse.
The accident on June 14, 2007, killed two workers and injured several others who fell approximately 50 feet while inside or on top of a structure that collapsed from the Bay St. Louis Bridge and fell over in the bay.
The lawsuit claimed that a tug operated for Matthews Marine bumped the support column, contributing to its collapse.