Davenport Businesses Suing City Over Flood Barrier Failure

Flood Defences

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(Davenport, IA) -- A pair of businesses are suing the City of Davenport over losses experienced during the 2019 Flood.

Owners of Great Bedding Corporation, and Great River Brewery claim in a lawsuit that the city should have known HESCO barriers installed on River Drive wouldn't keep the river at bay.

The barriers failed April 30th, 2019, inundating downtown.

The lawsuit seeks damages for negligence.

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