GRAY v. DERDERIAN

Civ.A. No. 04-312L, Civ.A. No. 03-483L.

365 F.Supp.2d 218 (2005)

Albert L. GRAY, Administrator, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Jeffrey DERDERIAN, et al., Defendants. Estate of Jude B. Henault, et al., Plaintiffs, v. American Foam Corporation; et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick T. Jones, Cooley Manion Jones LLP, Boston, MA, Max Wistow, Wistow & Barylick Incorporated, Mark S. Mandell, Mandell, Schwartz & Boisclair, Stephen E. Breggia, Breggia, Bowen & Grande, Eva Marie Mancuso, Hamel, Waxler, Allen & Collins, Steven A. Minicucci, Charles N. Redihan, Jr., Kiernan, Plunkett & Redihan, James J. Gannon, Green, Greenberg & Nesselbush, Providence, RI, Michael A. St. Pierre, Revens, Revens & St. Pierre, Warwick, RI, for Plaintiffs.

Donald M. Gregory, III, North Kingstown, RI, Fred A. Kelly, Jr., Randall L. Souza, Ian C. Ridlon, Nixon Peabody LLP, Donald J. Maroney, James H. Reilly, III, Kelly, Kelleher, Reilly & Simpson, Joseph V. Cavanagh, Jr., Kristin E. Rodgers, Howard A. Merten, Vetter & White, Incorporated, Marc Desisto, Richard W. MacAdams, MacAdams & Wieck, Inc., Ronald P. Langlois, Smith & Brink, P.C., Mark T. Nugent, Morrison Mahoney LLP, Thomas C. Angelone, Hodosh, Spinella & Angelone, Thomas W. Lyons, III, Strauss, Factor & Lopes, C. Russell Bengtson, Carroll, Kelly & Murphy, Providence, RI, Curtis R. Diedrich, Sloane & Walsh, Boston, MA, Donald M. Gregory, III, North Kingstown, RI, James T. Murphy, Hanson Curran LLP, for Defendants.


DECISION AND ORDER

RONALD R. LAGUEUX, Senior District Judge.

On February 20, 2003, a deadly fire destroyed a nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, known as The Station. The fire started as the featured rock band, Great White, began its live performance and the club was crowded with spectators, staff and performers. The opening featured pyrotechnic devices, or stage fireworks, ignited by the band's tour manager1, as the band...

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