Baltimore bridge costs are rising, legal actions pile up

The cost of clearing the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge from the Patapsco River in Baltimore has risen by more than 40% since July, to more than $71m, according to local reports. Maryland officials initially awarded a $50m contract to Sweden-based construction company Skanska, which has a US operation headquartered in New York. That contract…

Bayesian’s boatbuilder sacks legal team after unauthorized court filing

The Italian Sea Group (TISG), which denied earlier in the week a report that it had filed papers in a Sicilian court stating that it could be seeking reputational damages against the owner of the sunken yacht Bayesian, is now reported to have sacked its legal team. Italian paper La Nazione reported last Saturday September…