Insurer sues builders, engineers and city of Astoria over 2022 Buoy brewery collapse

Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/, June 14, 2024
By: Andrew Miller

A new lawsuit blames the city of Astoria and several construction and engineering companies for the dramatic collapse of the Buoy Beer brewery on the Astoria waterfront in 2022.

The lawsuit alleges that the city and three private companies — Stricker Engineering, Rickenbach Construction and Columbia Dockworks — ignored decaying pilings on the wharf under the brewery. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Mt. Hawley Insurance Co., says collapse was inevitable given those weaknesses. Read more.

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