Great White Fire Defendants Agree To Settle

Several defendants being sued by relatives of the 100 people killed in a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire have tentatively agreed to a $13.5 million settlement, one of the families' lawyers told the Associated Press today (Sept. 5).The settlements, if approved by a judge, would be the first in what the plaintiffs hope will be several agreements with dozens of defendants in the lawsuits stemming from the Feb. 20, 2003, fire during a Great White concert at the Station nightclub in West Warwick. The fire also injured 200 people.