CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Attorneys in South Carolina are going to
court to argue motions in a lawsuit following the furniture store
fire two years ago in which nine firefighters died.
Monday's hearing comes after attorneys for the Sofa Super Store
asked that the city of Charleston be made a defendant. The city
says it cannot be a defendant now because claims from the
firefighters' families have been settled through workers'
compensation.
Families of eight of the nine firefighters sued the store,
contractors and various furniture companies. Last year, 12
defendants settled before trial for $5.6 million divided among the
families who sued.
All nine families also each received about $450,000 from
workers' compensation and from a public fund.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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