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.