Legal Opinion
In re Individual 35W Bridge Litigation
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 30, 2011No. Nos. A10-0087, A10-0089, A10-0090, A10-0091PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DIETZEN, Justice.
This case arises out of the August 1, 2007, collapse of the Interstate 35W Bridge (Bridge) where it crosses the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Following the collapse, individual plaintiffs commenced lawsuits for negligence, breach of contract, and resulting damages against URS Corporation (URS) and Progressive Contractors, Inc. (PCI), contractors that performed work on the Bridge pursuant to contracts entered into with the State of Minnesota. URS and PCI then brought third-party complaints against Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Jacobs), on the basis that…
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