Wistow Off the Washington Bridge Litigation Team

Wistow Off the Washington Bridge Litigation Team

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha has announced that Max Wistow has left the state of Rhode Island’s litigation team in the effort to recover funds from 13 companies allegedly responsible for the failure of the Washington Bridge.

Many of those companies filed motions to dismiss the case over the past 24 hours.

“Max Wistow has advised us of his decision to withdraw from this litigation for professional reasons. We are grateful for Attorney Wistow’s contributions to this investigation and this case. It would have been our preference that he remain as part of the litigation team, but we respect his decision and are grateful that he agreed to remain in the case until we secured replacement counsel,” claims the Attorney General's office in a statement.

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Wistow was the state’s lead attorney in recovering approximately $60 million in the 38 Studios case and was the special investigator in the receivership of the collapse of the St. Joseph Pension Fund.

Wistow did not give a comment.

“We are also pleased to announce our selection and retention of the law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll who will work with Savage Law Partners under the direction of the Attorney General’s Office, to represent the State in the Washington Bridge lawsuit. Cohen Milstein has an extensive track record, which includes successfully navigating complex, high-profile matters, such as the landmark Flint, Michigan Water Contamination litigation.  We are looking forward to working with Cohen Milstein and are confident that their expertise will be instrumental in steering this matter to a successful outcome,” according to the Attorney General's office.

This story was first published on 11/1/24 at 2:26 PM.