This was a tragic event and no one will gain anything from this suit, except the lawyers. You can not put a value on a loved ones life. Sure it was preventable, Sure it was a stunt to make people say WOW. If anything is to be learned from this I hope it is that our kids don\’t make the mistake that these folks did.
May God bless the families and give them peace, and may the lawyers go broke.
The Happyland Supper Club Fire in New York happened many years ago and the chair manufacturers were sued along with every manufacturer of a product that was found in the place. This suit is simply following the same floorplan/legal strategy employed in that case. You have numerous defendants and the defense costs are outrageous because each defendant must attend everyone\’s deposition. The strategy equates to extortion. A judge ought to rein in the plaintiff attorneys…they usually don\’t but they should. All this does is cost consumers at the end of the day…
Home Depot will fight. I\’m an Atlantan and I know them well. It\’s a shame they have to though…they invest their $$$\’s in the communities they service and those $$$\’s will now be re-allocated for this…
Get on stage reasonably on time. Be dressed relatively neat and clean. Give a terrific performance. Play your hearts out. Forget the extraneous gadgetry.
How much do these stage show gimmicks add to the cost of the ticket?
If I want to see a fireworks display, I\’ll see one free on the Fourth of July.
Miles from where they\’re being set off.
Sending thoughts of love and concern to the victims of this disgraceful tragedy.
About 300 of the 492 deaths in the 1942 Coconut Grove fire here in Boston could have been prevented if the doors opened out, not in. Exit lights and emergency lighting became standard as a result of that fire.
Home Depot can fight all they want, but they can get hooked here quite easliy under strict liability/product liability law. Families who lost loved ones are entitled to compensation under common law principals that have been around for centuries. Blaming the plaintiffs\’ lawyers for the RI fire is a red herring.
The insurance defense bar makes out very well too in these cases.
If building code comes into play, I believe the city would be responsible for failing to insure it was up to code, as far as doors opening out instead of in, I don\’t know that it played much into this fire. What we all know, even if not willing to admit it, is that the stage show caused the deaths, by using pyrotechnic devices without proper licensing, inspection and without proper fire supression around. If the stage had not been lit on fire the insulation and foam would not be in question now. I don\’t believe Home depot is responsible to make sure the people who buy the products they sell, use them properly or as labeled. The manufacture of the product is required to label the item with warnings, not the retailer. Otherwise Ready-whip could be liable for all the deaths related to kids huffing out of the whipped topping cans. It was never intended that people suck on nitrogen cans, but they do it anyway. Some people cook sudafed and get high. The pharmaceutical company can not be held liable for what people do with the product, it is a cold medication. People must be held responsible for the things they do wrong. This includes people that jam themselves into a poorly lighted night club without adequate egress to see a fireworks show / concert.
Living near the Station Nightclub and hearing the sirens that went on all night long I have a special connection to the fire. Most of the victims were in my age group and it could have very easily been me that had been there that night. Watching TV day after day to see if some high school buddy may have died. I feel the outrage many feel at the unnecessary loss of life. and know personally one victim’s family and have seen first hand the suffering and chain reaction of financial disaster this event has caused.
But beyond this is also a concept I feel many have overlooked that could have reduced a lot of suffering in the families of the victims. Personal responsibility. This is a concept that many in such a litigious society choose to overlook. It is easier to blame others for any and all harms that come to us and go looking to take revenge on someone else that has caused us loss.
I carry inexpensive life insurance to protect my family in the case of my death accidental or otherwise. How many of these victims could have made things better for those they left behind if they had only planned ahead? How many years of suffering will these victims families endure to try to collect money to rebuild their families?
At some point we have to accept some personal responsibility for the bad things that might happen in life and plan ahead.
My heart goes out to all those that were touched by this tragedy. I hope that we all learn something from this that can prevent or reduce the suffering in future tragedies. One thing is for sure…blaming someone or some company will not be enough to prevent future suffering.
On the 30th December, 2004 a firework lit the noise insulation at a huge dancing club \’Republica Cromagnon\’ in the city of Buenos Aires, leaving near 200 youngsters dead and some 750 injured with various degrees of severity. Even the city Government was involved in the judicial claim. Look in Google for these news (translatable pages if you don\’t master Spanish) or at
Dear Sir,
I do not think that I would have the courage to speak as frankly as you do here, given that you have lost someone so near and dear to you. I am so very sorry for your loss.
As far as Home Depot is concerned, you make a good point. Unfortunately, our legal system is set up in such a way as to encourage the naming of vast numbers of defendants, especially in large, tragic instances such as this. I don\’t necessarily agree with this tactic, but that is the way that it is.
Yes, what happened (or, tragiclly in this case, did not happen) inside The Station that night, and in the months leading up to it; those are the events that have a causal relationship to the tragedy.
May the Lord\’s blessings rest on you always.
Next, they\’ll add the municipality for not inspecting the bar often enough.
Wow! You got that right LLCJ. A tragic event that\’s turned into an attorney grabfest.
And what about that \”anonymous\” fax from Mr. Barry Warner?
The bottom-feeders are coming for the deep pockets (or many shall pockets) – the lawyers split is going to make a lot of happy attorneys.
This was a tragic event and no one will gain anything from this suit, except the lawyers. You can not put a value on a loved ones life. Sure it was preventable, Sure it was a stunt to make people say WOW. If anything is to be learned from this I hope it is that our kids don\’t make the mistake that these folks did.
May God bless the families and give them peace, and may the lawyers go broke.
The Happyland Supper Club Fire in New York happened many years ago and the chair manufacturers were sued along with every manufacturer of a product that was found in the place. This suit is simply following the same floorplan/legal strategy employed in that case. You have numerous defendants and the defense costs are outrageous because each defendant must attend everyone\’s deposition. The strategy equates to extortion. A judge ought to rein in the plaintiff attorneys…they usually don\’t but they should. All this does is cost consumers at the end of the day…
Home Depot will fight. I\’m an Atlantan and I know them well. It\’s a shame they have to though…they invest their $$$\’s in the communities they service and those $$$\’s will now be re-allocated for this…
Get on stage reasonably on time. Be dressed relatively neat and clean. Give a terrific performance. Play your hearts out. Forget the extraneous gadgetry.
How much do these stage show gimmicks add to the cost of the ticket?
If I want to see a fireworks display, I\’ll see one free on the Fourth of July.
Miles from where they\’re being set off.
Sending thoughts of love and concern to the victims of this disgraceful tragedy.
You\’re obviously not a fan of heavy metal music, are you?
Well said.
About 300 of the 492 deaths in the 1942 Coconut Grove fire here in Boston could have been prevented if the doors opened out, not in. Exit lights and emergency lighting became standard as a result of that fire.
Home Depot can fight all they want, but they can get hooked here quite easliy under strict liability/product liability law. Families who lost loved ones are entitled to compensation under common law principals that have been around for centuries. Blaming the plaintiffs\’ lawyers for the RI fire is a red herring.
The insurance defense bar makes out very well too in these cases.
If building code comes into play, I believe the city would be responsible for failing to insure it was up to code, as far as doors opening out instead of in, I don\’t know that it played much into this fire. What we all know, even if not willing to admit it, is that the stage show caused the deaths, by using pyrotechnic devices without proper licensing, inspection and without proper fire supression around. If the stage had not been lit on fire the insulation and foam would not be in question now. I don\’t believe Home depot is responsible to make sure the people who buy the products they sell, use them properly or as labeled. The manufacture of the product is required to label the item with warnings, not the retailer. Otherwise Ready-whip could be liable for all the deaths related to kids huffing out of the whipped topping cans. It was never intended that people suck on nitrogen cans, but they do it anyway. Some people cook sudafed and get high. The pharmaceutical company can not be held liable for what people do with the product, it is a cold medication. People must be held responsible for the things they do wrong. This includes people that jam themselves into a poorly lighted night club without adequate egress to see a fireworks show / concert.
Living near the Station Nightclub and hearing the sirens that went on all night long I have a special connection to the fire. Most of the victims were in my age group and it could have very easily been me that had been there that night. Watching TV day after day to see if some high school buddy may have died. I feel the outrage many feel at the unnecessary loss of life. and know personally one victim’s family and have seen first hand the suffering and chain reaction of financial disaster this event has caused.
But beyond this is also a concept I feel many have overlooked that could have reduced a lot of suffering in the families of the victims. Personal responsibility. This is a concept that many in such a litigious society choose to overlook. It is easier to blame others for any and all harms that come to us and go looking to take revenge on someone else that has caused us loss.
I carry inexpensive life insurance to protect my family in the case of my death accidental or otherwise. How many of these victims could have made things better for those they left behind if they had only planned ahead? How many years of suffering will these victims families endure to try to collect money to rebuild their families?
At some point we have to accept some personal responsibility for the bad things that might happen in life and plan ahead.
My heart goes out to all those that were touched by this tragedy. I hope that we all learn something from this that can prevent or reduce the suffering in future tragedies. One thing is for sure…blaming someone or some company will not be enough to prevent future suffering.
A neighbor and friend.
On the 30th December, 2004 a firework lit the noise insulation at a huge dancing club \’Republica Cromagnon\’ in the city of Buenos Aires, leaving near 200 youngsters dead and some 750 injured with various degrees of severity. Even the city Government was involved in the judicial claim. Look in Google for these news (translatable pages if you don\’t master Spanish) or at
http://www.clarin.com/diario/2004/12/31/um/m-896567.htm
and at
forum.wordreference.com/archive/index.php?t-38597.html
Dear Sir,
I do not think that I would have the courage to speak as frankly as you do here, given that you have lost someone so near and dear to you. I am so very sorry for your loss.
As far as Home Depot is concerned, you make a good point. Unfortunately, our legal system is set up in such a way as to encourage the naming of vast numbers of defendants, especially in large, tragic instances such as this. I don\’t necessarily agree with this tactic, but that is the way that it is.
Yes, what happened (or, tragiclly in this case, did not happen) inside The Station that night, and in the months leading up to it; those are the events that have a causal relationship to the tragedy.
May the Lord\’s blessings rest on you always.