PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The first wrongful death lawsuit following a building collapse in Philadelphia has been filed, lawyers on the case said.
Mary Lea Simpson, 24, was one of six people killed when a neighboring building being demolished collapsed onto an adjacent Salvation Army thrift store in June. Thirteen others were injured.
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Simpson's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit naming numerous officials involved in the demolition along with the Salvation Army, the Philadelphia Business Journal reported Tuesday.
Simpson's family is being represented by attorney Steven G. Wigrizer, a partner at Wapner, Newman, Wigrizer, Brecher & Miller law firm.