NATION IN BRIEF : TEXAS : Store-Collapse Suits Bring $33 Million
Relatives of 13 people killed and 32 injured in the collapse of a department store will share a $33.1-million out-of-court settlement. The three-floor Amigo Store collapsed during a thunderstorm on July 7, 1988. A 14th person was killed, but relatives did not sue. The settlement came from the store, the city of Brownsville and several construction companies and materials suppliers.
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