ATLANTA, Ga. (June 10, 2025) –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will hold a Wednesday press conference with co-counsel from Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Bendesky, PC to announce a lawsuit on behalf of those who tragically lost their lives or were injured in the catastrophic gangway bridge collapse in Sapelo Island, Georgia.
The October 2024 collapse claimed seven lives and left others injured as hundreds gathered for the annual Cultural Day event honoring the Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. The lawsuit seeks justice and accountability for this preventable tragedy.
WHO:
Attorney Ben Crump
Co-counsel from Saltz, Mongeluzzi, Bendesky, PC
Victims’ families
Surviving injured victims
WHEN:
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. ET
WHERE:
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
450 Auburn Ave. NE
Atlanta, GA 30312
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MEDIA CONTACT:
[email protected]
ABOUT BEN CRUMP LAW
Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
