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The federal DOJ seeking is $100 million in damages for the structure's collapse. Officials said the U.S. government spent more than $100 million to respond to the disaster and reopen the Port of Baltimore.

The State of Md lawsuit, seeks to recover bridge rebuilding costs as well as: 

• Lost revenues, including tolls, fees, and taxes
• Indemnification, damages, and attorneys' fees pursuant to the Tariff
• Damage to the state's natural resources
• Costs associated with the emergency response, salvage, demolition, and benefits paid to affected workers and businesses
• Increased wear and tear on the State's infrastructure
• Costs related to environmental contamination and penalties 

Suits by other organizations include:

• Ports American Chesapeake, which operates the Port of Baltimore, is asking for $40 million in damages in a lawsuit.
• International Longshoremen's Association Local 333 is also filing a class action lawsuit for its workers who lost wages.
• Baltimore Gas & Electric, which owns a natural gas pipeline that had to be taken out of service due to the crash, filed a lawsuit.
• The family members of three of the construction workers killed in the crash announced plans to file a lawsuit.
• A Baltimore business said in a lawsuit that it suffered significant losses and seeks damage.
• Baltimore City said in a lawsuit the owners of the Dali were negligent in letting the ship leave the Port of Baltimore without failing to fix known power problems.    

Seems a mountain of legal arguments and of lawyer fees and thousands of hours of their attention.  Yes, staying at local hotels