State legal team to bring lawsuit over Washington Bridge failure

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The State of Rhode Island’s legal team retained on the issue of the failure of the Washington Bridge plans to bring a lawsuit against responsible parties in the matter, according to spokesperson Patti Doyle.

Attorneys Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage said that the legal team has made this determination.

According to a statement from the legal team retained by the state, “While we are continuing to finalize the details, we now can say with certainty that we intend to file suit against responsible parties to seek financial recovery on behalf of the State. That lawsuit will be brought on or before August 19, 2024. No further details will be supplied until the lawsuit is filed.”