IIRC for 35W there were lawsuits against the engineering company and department of transportation. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/14/law/i35w-bridge-sett

IIRC for 35W there were lawsuits against the engineering company and department of transportation. http://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/14/law/i35w-bridge-settlement-jacobs-engineering http://www.mprnews.org/story/2012/11/14/law/i35w-bridge-sett... "After the structure fell into the Mississippi River during rush hour Aug. 1, 2007, killing 13 people and injuring 145 more, Minnesota lawmakers set up a compensation fund for victims. As part of that legislation, they nullified a statute of limitations that would have prevented the state from seeking damages. In May, the nation's highest court declined to hear Jacobs' challenge to that law, and the company had little recourse. State Sen, Ron Latz sponsored the legislation that set up the compensation fund. While the state recovered from Jacobs and another firm less than half of the nearly $37 million paid out in compensation to victims, Latz said it was the right thing to do, not just for the victims and their families but also for Minnesota taxpayers."