State settles Key Bridge suit for $2.25 billion; Dali owners face criminal charges

Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal indictment Tuesday against the owners and operators of the cargo ship Dali, for its role in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the same day state officials reached a $2.25 billion lawsuit settlement in the case.

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: May 13, 2026

Words: 894

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal indictment Tuesday against the owners and operators of the cargo ship Dali, charging them with conspiracy to defraud the government and with causing the deaths of six workers in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The announcement came the same day that Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said the state had reached a $2.25 billion settlement of its lawsuit against the ship’s owner for the bridge collapse …

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