GUILTY RI - The Station Nightclub Fire, 100 dead at Great White concert, 20 Feb 2003

[LadyL]

Two minutes that seemed like forever

wow ... thanks for posting
very sobering

 

[margarita25]

The Station Fire: One Year Later
Facing government apathy, the survivors of the Rhode Island club disaster struggle to regain their lives
MARCH 4, 2004.

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Area families still mourning loved ones lost in Station nightclub fire
Feb 17, 2013

 

[margarita25]

The Station fire takes big toll on survivors - The Boston Globe
October 16, 2012

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The Great White Nightclub Fire: Ten Years Later
JULY 15, 2013

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CNN LARRY KING LIVE
Rhode Island Club Fire Tragedy Revisited with Members of Rock Band Great White
February 9, 2005
CNN.com - Transcripts

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After The Fire: Feelings mixed and emotions high as Jack Russell’s Great White return to New England
https://vanyaland.com/2015/08/04/after-the-fire-great-white-return-to-new-england/
8/4/2015

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In A Flash
Analyzing witness statements to create a new look at the Station Nightclub Fire
January 1, 2011

 

[margarita25]

NYT:
Sentencing in Deadly Nightclub Fire Only Adds to Anguish of Victims and Kin
SEPT. 30, 2006

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LOCAL ANGLE: Grief still smolders 10 years after R.I. nightclub fire
February 18, 2013

 

[margarita25]

How the settlement was divided among the victims:

Francis E. McGovern

““I explained that it was their money, not mine, at stake. I told them, ‘One of the goals is to have you work as a group together. You’ll be stronger in negotiations with the defendants that way and, at the end of the day, there’s no amount of money anybody can ever pay you for the trauma you’ve been through. But what you can do is walk away from the case feeling like you did the right thing in terms of dividing your money among yourselves.’” He went on to review with each group the various systems he has used in specific cases — all options open to them — ending with the point system model.

“You create a yardstick that assigns points for certain aspects of each person’s case. The total of assigned points becomes that person’s total number of points,” explains McGovern. “You add up all the points for every person, divide that total number of points into the amount of money [in the settlement pool], and that tells you what each point is worth.” The system he eventually devised attributed a set number of points for a wrongful death, for example, with more points added if the deceased left minor children or died after incurring medical expenses. Injuries of various kinds were similarly treated.

“We had a limited list of variables, all objective,” he says. “The goal was to develop a matrix that achieves ‘horizontal equity’ and ‘vertical equity.’ Horizontal equity means that everybody who had exactly the same injury gets exactly the same number of points. Vertical equity means that the more severe get more points than the less severe. The enterprise then shifts from dollars and cents to vertical and horizontal equity.””
-more at link

 

[helenff]

This is a year old but a fascinating presentation by John Barylick who wrote Killer Show. From a legal perspective but he's an engaging talker:

Leaders in Law - John Barylick, Esq. - "Killer Show"

 

[margarita25]

18 Years After Station Nightclub Fire, Author Examines New Evidence
December 18, 2020

 

[margarita25]

Rhode Island Marks 17 Years Since 100 Killed in Club Fire
February 20, 2020

AP
The Station Fire Memorial Park in West Warwick, R.I., on Friday, May 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

“Rhode Island is marking the 17th anniversary on Thursday of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200 others.“

 

[steeltowngirl]

On February 20, 2003, 100 people were killed and more than 200 were injured when The Station nightclub in West Warwick, Rhode Island, burned to the ground. It was one of the deadliest club fires in American history. Three people were charged, including the club owners Jeff and Michael Derderian, but they say there is more to the story.

CBS News chief investigative and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates in "The Station Nightclub Fire: Who's Responsible?"

Owners of The Station nightclub speak out for the first time since deadly fire