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Podcast: Closer Look
Episode: How a settlement was finally reached in 14-year mall collapse lawsuit
Description: Nearly 14 years after the roof caved in at Elliot Lake's shopping mall — killing two women and injuring 19 others — the tragedy is back in the headlines.A proposed settlement has finally been reached in a class-action lawsuit that was launched shortly after the collapse.If approved by a judge at a hearing scheduled for April 10, the settlement will see a long list of defendants pay a combined $10-million in compensation to approximately 250 claimants.The class members include people who were injured in the collapse, business owners who leased space in the mall, and employees who...