▁over c row ding ▁for ▁the ▁dis aster . ▁However , ▁an ▁under cover ▁press ▁investigation ▁discovered ▁all ▁his ▁properties ▁now ▁display ▁not ices ▁forb idd ing ▁parties ▁on ▁the ▁bal con ies . ▁P app as ▁also ▁claims ▁that ▁a ▁police ▁report ▁says ▁two ▁un named ▁witness es ▁informed ▁a ▁param edic ▁that ▁they ▁saw ▁several ▁people ▁" j ump ing ▁up ▁and ▁down " ▁on ▁the ▁bal con ies ▁shortly ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁collapse . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Chicago ▁file d ▁a ▁neg lig ence ▁law suit ▁against ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁William ▁F ent on - H ath away ▁and ▁John ▁Kor anda . ▁The ▁city ▁alleg ed ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁bal con y ▁collapse ▁occurred ▁after ▁defend ants ▁F ent on - H ath away ▁and ▁Kor anda ▁" int ention ally ▁and ▁neg lig ently " ▁began ▁jump ing ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁on ▁the ▁por ch . ▁ ▁Kor anda ' s ▁brother , ▁Robert ▁Kor anda , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁collapse . ▁The ▁charges ▁against ▁F ent on - H ath away ▁and ▁Kor anda ▁were ▁later ▁dropped . ▁ ▁No ▁criminal ▁charges ▁were ▁file d ▁and ▁P app as ▁was ▁f ined ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁$ 1 0 8 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁collapse . ▁Tw enty - se ven ▁families ▁su ed ▁P app as ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁over ▁the ▁accident . ▁The ▁bal con y ▁was ▁re