Episode 7: ‘My pain is unbearable.’ Inside the courtroom fight over the Surfside tragedy

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Episode 7: ‘My pain is unbearable.’ Inside the courtroom fight over the Surfside tragedy

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Episode 7: Neighbor vs. Neighbor — Collapse: Disaster in Surfside

In a Miami-Dade County courtroom, the survivors of the Champlain Towers South disaster, as well as the relatives of those who died, are fighting for what they believe is fair compensation.

Their grief is limitless but there is a limit to how much money there is to go around. Dozens of plaintiffs, defendants and interested parties all have a stake in the incredibly complex class-action lawsuit.

Episode 7: Neighbor vs. Neighbor of Collapse: Disaster in Surfside, a new podcast from the Miami Herald/Treefort Media, takes listeners inside a courtroom battle that could drag on for years.

This story was originally published April 20, 2022 at 6:00 AM.