Pittsburgh offers $500,000 payment to settle bridge collapse lawsuits

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh is seeking approval from the City Council to pay US$500,000 towards settling lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into a ravine more than 2 1/2 years ago.

Deputy Mayor Jake Pawlak said on September 13 that he had asked the Pittsburgh City Council to authorize $500,000, the full liability damage cap, to settle lawsuits filed on behalf of those who were on the city-owned Forb