Woman injured by falling crane piece in downtown Fort Lauderdale files lawsuit

One of the two people hospitalized after a portion of a crane fell from a high-rise construction site in downtown Fort Lauderdale earlier this month has filed a lawsuit seeking more than $50 million in damages from the companies overseeing the project.

The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of Gemmalyn Castillo, 37, attorneys Judd Rosen and Brett Rosen announced at a news conference Friday. The attorneys said Castillo was riding as a rear passenger in the Tesla that the piece of the crane...