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Baldino, Anthony, 16
band buses. See Great White (rock band): bus
band door. See exits
bands. See rock bands
Barr, Terry, 27–28
Bast, Randy, 52, 196
Bauer, Wolfgang, 148, 153–54, 232–33
Bayer, Otto, 128–29
beer distribution and distributors, 48–50, 194–95. See also Anheuser-Busch; intoxicants, effects/role of; McLaughlin & Moran Inc.
Beese, Kevin, xii, 33–34, 56, 73, 150–51, 154–57
Beineke, Gary and Pam, 89–91
Belanger, Patricia, 138
Believer (rock band), 31, 204–5, 208, 236
Bernard, Jackie, 4, 35, 62
Berthiaume, Todd, 123
Bettencourt, Anthony, 56, 60–62, 104, 120, 251
Biechele, Dan, 54, 115, 231
actions during the fire or aftermath, 78, 96, 121, 158
culpability, 70, 155, 162–66, 249, 251
pyrotechnic operations, 12–13, 26–29, 48, 50–52, 57–58
pyrotechnics, permission for, 28–29, 149–50, 239
bouncers, 72–73, 75–76, 81. See also Arpin, John; Giamei, Mario; King, Tracy; Vieira, Scott
Briody, Thomas, 165
Brousseau, Peter, 17–18, 126, 152
Bryant, Todd, 19
BubbleWrap, 209, 289n
Budweiser companies, 194–95
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), 112
burns and burn victims, 123–24, 173–79. See also Rhode Island Hospital; Shriners Hospital (Boston); skin injuries; University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Butler, Brian, 53–59, 86, 109, 114–15
actions during the fire or aftermath, 157–58, 199–201
culpability, 191–92
settlements (legal), 251
Byrnes, Patricia, 18
Cabral, Richard, 38, 104
Canillas, Frank, 17
capacity calculations. See occupancy limits
carbon monoxide, 101, 213, 217
Carcieri, Donald, 136–37
Carey, John, 66
Carr, Richard, 16
Casey, Whitney, 2–3, 137
casualties. See (the) dead; survivors; victims
catastrophes. See disasters
cell phones, 92, 140
Childress, Jerry and Minnie, 130
Choquette, Jen, xii, 93–94
Chris Fontaine, 231
Cioffi, William, 139
civil litigation, 183–88, 250–51. See also attorneys; court hearings and courts; litigation financing companies (LFCs); master complaints; motions (pre-trial); Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee (PSC); pre-trial practice
civil versus criminal lawsuits, 159–60. See also crimes and criminal prosecution/trials; grand jury proceedings and indictments
Clark, Jordan, 50
Clarke, Lee, 114
Clear Channel Communications, 192, 201, 250
“Club Cinq-Sept” fire (France), 128
CNN (television), 125, 137
Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire (Boston), 99, 129, 163
command center. See The Cowesett Inn
“commitment” phenomenon, 68–69
Conant, Nicole and Stephanie, 76
Conn, Alasdair K. T., 139
Consumer Products Safety Commission, 132
Conte, Tom, 22, 56, 60, 62
Conti, Nathan, 32
contingent fee litigation and contingent fees, 180–81. See also litigation financing companies (LFCs)
contracts, business, 27, 29
“controlled calls,” 154–55
Cook, Lewis, 16, 167
Cope, Oliver, 99
Cordier, Michael, 50
Cormier, Donna, 79
Cormier family, 76–77
coroners. See Laposata, Elizabeth; Rhode Island medical examiner’s office
corruption, political, 7
Costa, Troy, 14–15
court hearings and courts, 164, 168, 186. See also civil litigation; crimes and criminal prosecution/trials; federal courts; state courts
Coutu, Roland, 112, 268n
Cowesett Avenue (number 211), 8–9, 228. See also The Station nightclub
The Cowesett Inn, 122–25
crimes and criminal prosecution/trials, 166–68, 171. See also court hearings and courts; grand jury proceedings and indictments; prosecution/sentencing
Crime Victims Compensation Fund, 231
criminal versus civil lawsuits, 159–60. See also grand jury proceedings and indictments
Cripe, Robert, 105
Crisostomi, Albert, 164–65
Crisostomi, Fred, 72–73
Cristina, Joe, 109–14
crosses. See memorial tributes and mourning
crowd behavior, 68, 112. See also groupthink versus individual behavior
Crowne Plaza Hotel (Warwick, RI), 135–37
cyanide poisoning. See toxicology tests
Dahl, Jeffrey, 224–25
Dante Fox (rock band). See Great White (rock band)
Darigan, Francis J., 165–70
DATs. See digital audio tape recorders (DATs)
Davidson, Dan, 77–78, 268n
Davidson, Frank (“Grimace”), 33–34, 122, 150–51, 154–57
the dead, 125–27, 134–36, 247–48, 286n. See also excavation of human remains
Dean, Paul, 15
death, approach to, 114
default rates (litigation financing), 227
defendants
culpability, 193–97
identifying, 184–86, 209–11, 214–18
settlements (legal), 191, 202–3, 250–51
strategies, 197
DelSesto, Cara and Lisa, 64, 127
DeMaio, Dina, 56, 94, 138, 169
dental records/dentists, 136, 139–40
DERCO, LLC, 251
Derderian, Jeffrey, 10–11, 13–20, 36, 53–54, 69, 115, 210–11, 249
actions during the fire or aftermath, 158, 230–31, 284n
culpability, 19–20, 132, 148–50, 159, 162–63, 170, 194
prosecution/sentencing of, 167–71, 230
settlements (legal), 202, 251
Derderian, Michael, 10–11, 13–19, 36–37, 210–11, 230–31, 249
actions during the fire or aftermath, 158, 230–31, 284n
culpability, 149, 159, 162–63, 170, 194
prosecution/sentencing of, 167–71, 230
settlements (legal), 202, 251
digital audio tape recorders (DATs), 109–14, 141
Dirty Deeds (rock band), 32
disaster archaeology. See forensic archaeology
Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT), 139–40
disasters. See also 9/11 terrorist attacks; nightclubs and nightclub fires
causes/failure to learn from, 237–39
response to, 69–70, 114, 240–41
distribution of settlement monies, 220–25, 227
DNA testing, 140
documentation and sources, 253–54
donations for victims, 231
doors. See exits
Doors of Perception tattoo parlor, 38–39
“Dr. Metal.” See Gonsalves, Mike (“Dr. Metal”)
drummer’s alcove, xii. See also plastic foam blocks (“Julian or Mickey foam”)
Ducharme, Edward, 32–33
Duffy, Sean, 121
Duncan, Carl, 207
Dunn, Kevin, 75–76
Dupont Plaza Hotel fire (Puerto Rico), 128, 184
Duren, Steven Edward. See Lawless, Blackie
E2 nightclub (Chicago), 53, 69
Eldridge, Stephen, 95
emergencies. See disasters
Essex Insurance Company, 196, 251
evidence gathering and preservation, 146, 184–85, 205–8. See also forensic evidence
excavation of human remains, 141–43
exits, xii, 60–64, 70–72, 75, 88–90, 94, 103–8, 114–15, 240–41, 268n
&
nbsp; eye witnesses. See witness accounts
Fairbairn, John and Andrea, 63, 104
Family Assistance Center, 135–36, 139
Fathead (rock band), 22, 60
federal courts, 186–87
Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 130–32, 276n
Feeney, Robert, 74–75, 80, 268n
Filice, David, 57–58, 77, 251
Filling Station nightclub, 8–9, 152
film footage, 2, 87, 109, 114–15. See also Butler, Brian evidence for causes of fire, 157 evidence for culpability, 200–201, 203 sharing agreements, 134
Fine Line Music Café (Minneapolis), 65, 69–70
fingerprint records, 140
fire alarms and detection, 68–69, 202, 250
fire codes (RI). See also occupancy limits
enforcement of, 42–45
improvements to, 231–32
pyrotechnic devices and, 51–52
violations of, 44–45, 153, 157, 162, 239
fire crowd behavior. See crowd behavior
fire extinguishers, 55
firefighters and firefighting, 67–68, 118–19, 125. See also disasters: response to; recovery/rescue efforts
fire hazards, 19. See also fire inspections; flammable gases and materials; foam insulation/foam plastics industry; pyrotechnic devices and pyrotechnicians; The Station nightclub: summary of causes of fire; related fire entries
Firehouse (rock band), 31
fire injuries, 101–2, 174–79. See also burns and burn victims; inhalation injuries; skin injuries; treatment efforts
fire inspections, 43–46, 160, 283n. See also fire codes (RI); Larocque, Denis (Rocky)
fire prevention, 43–46, 51, 146, 151. See also fire codes (RI); fire hazards; fireretardant materials; fire safety
fire-retardant materials, 18–19
fires, intensity of. See flammability tests; heat, transfer of
fire safety, 13, 20, 67, 130–32, 231. See also exits; related fire entries
fire science and scientists, 82–86, 113, 213
fire sprinklers, 64–68, 152, 184
Fisher, Linda, xii, 79–80, 87, 235
flames. See pyrolysis
flammability tests, 129–31, 213–15
flammability warnings, 132–33, 192–93, 208, 211–12
flammable gases and materials, 4, 45, 83–85, 151, 153. See also foam insulation/foam plastics industry
flashover (fire process), 85–86
flashpots. See pyrotechnic devices and pyrotechnicians
Fleck, Ryan, 105–6
Flores, Gabriel, 145
foam insulation/foam plastics industry, 2, 4, 9, 18, 45–46, 101, 217–18. See also American Foam Corporation; polyethylene (PE) foam; polyurethane (PU) foam
flammability of, 128, 205–7, 238–39 (see also flammable gases and materials)
manufacturers’ culpability, 128–32, 192–93, 250, 276n (see also flammability warnings)
testing, 129–31, 213–15
forensic archaeology, 141–47
Forensic Archaeology Recovery (FAR), 142–47
forensic evidence, 112–14, 141–47, 184, 205–8.
See also dental records/dentists; personal effects; tattoos
“Free Riders,” 185, 189
funding companies. See litigation financing companies (LFCs)
funeral directors, 139–40
Future Settlement Funding Corp, 226
Gahan, Jimmy, 39, 91–92, 165
gases. See flammable gases and materials
Gauvin, Dan, 14
Gauvin, Gina, 23, 62–63, 108, 175–77, 236
gerbs. See pyrotechnic devices and pyrotechnicians
Gershelis, Rena, 55, 94
Giamei, Mario, 78
Gibbs, John, 75–76
Gibney, Alice, 188
Ginaitt, Peter, 123–24, 235–36
Gomes, Alfred, 34
Gonsalves, Mike (“Dr. Metal”), 48–50, 95, 138, 192, 195, 201
Gordon, Karen and Paul, 85
Gorman, Scott, 33, 150, 155
Gormley, Dan, 37–38
Gould, Richard A., 141–44, 147
graft. See corruption, political
grafting. See skin
“grandfathering” (legislative device), 67, 152, 232
grand jury proceedings and indictments, 161–63
Great White (rock band), 2, 48–49, 230 2002–3 tour, 25–30
bus, xii, 25, 114–15, 121 (see also ABC Bus Inc.)
culpability, 194–95 (see also Russell, Jack)
pyrotechnics, permission for, 127, 148–49 (see also Biechele, Dan; Derderian, Jeffrey)
settlements (legal), 202
greed, 113, 238
Greene, Skott, 38–39, 104
Greene, Steve, 112–13
grief and grieving. See memorial tributes and mourning
“Grimace.” See Davidson, Frank
(“Grimace”)
Grinnell, Frederick, 67
Grinnell sprinkler, 67
groupthink versus individual behavior, 114. See also crowd behavior
Gruttadauria, Anna and Joe, 173–74, 178
Gruttadauria, Pamela, 23–24, 74, 173–76, 178–79
Hall, Charles, 119, 148, 151, 153, 233
Hand, Learned, 237
Hannon, Thomas, 122–23
heat, transfer of, 83–84
heat release rate. See flammability tests
heavy metal bands, 30–31. See also Great White (rock band); names of individual bands
Hirschfeld, Harvey, 227
hood calorimeter, 213
Hoogasian, Michael and Sandy, 39–40, 42, 135, 165, 169, 229
Horan, Shamus, 88–89, 92–93, 114–15, 235, 241–42
hospitality riders, 29
hospitals. See Kent County Memorial Hospital; Massachusetts General Hospital; Rhode Island Hospital; Shriners Hospital (Boston); University of Massachusetts Medical Center
hotel fires, 128, 184
Housa, Tammy Mattera. See Mattera-Housa, Tammy
Human Clay (rock band), 33, 64, 150, 230
Hussey, Laurie, 107, 108
hydrogen cyanide, 101
Iannone, Mike, 22–23, 71–72
impact statements. See victims: impact statements
inhalation injuries, 101, 124, 140, 146
injuries. See burns and burn victims;fire injuries; inhalation injuries; psychological injuries; skin injuries
insurance, 162–63, 194, 202. See also workers’ compensation laws and insurance
insurance industry, 181–83, 185–86, 196–97, 199, 251
interest rates (advances and loans), 226–27
intoxicants, effects/role of, 69–70, 195. See also beer distribution and distributors
investigations. See also forensic evidence; Rhode Island medical examiner’s office criminal, 154–56, 158, 161 foam plastics industry, 130–32 NIST, 67–68, 86–87, 112, 133, 206 product liability, 184
involuntary manslaughter, 160
Jack Russell’s Great White (rock band). See Great White (rock band)
Jackson, Michael, 51
jewelry, 145–47
Johnson, Derek, 169
joint tortfeasor contribution statutes, 197–99, 202
judges, 165–70, 186–87, 196, 237
Julian, Howard, 8–10, 16, 204, 208–11, 216, 251
jurisdictional law, 186–87
Kaczmarczyk, Michael, 64, 230
Kane, David, 172
Kendall, Mark, 25–27, 77, 251
Kennedy, Leo, 123
Kent County Memorial Hospital, 4
Kinan, Jason, 136–37
Kinan, Joe, 24, 58, 136–37, 175–76, 177–79, 232
King, Evelyn, 164
King, Larry (interview), 157
King, Tracy, 54–55, 81, 164
Kingston, Jay, 125–27, 232
KISS (rock band), 30
kitchen door. See exits
Knott, Mark, 56–57, 60, 80, 104–6, 120
K
rofft, Sid and Marty’s TV show (Hollywood), 128, 275–76n
Kubus, John, 111, 121
LaFontaine, Joseph, 68, 250
Lagueux, Ronald L., 186–87, 196
Lalikos, Janice, 177
laminated foam. See plastic foam blocks (“Julian or Mickey foam”)
Laposata, Elizabeth, 125–26, 139–40, 232–33
Larocque, Denis (Rocky), 4, 42–47, 151–53, 205, 233
culpability, 159, 171, 194, 201–2, 239–40, 249, 251
testimony, 162, 240
LawCash (litigation financing company), 227
Lawless, Blackie, 12, 150
lawsuits on behalf of victims. See civil litigation
Lewis, Steve, 31
liability, civil, 182, 184
liability, joint and several, 190–91
liability, product. See product liability and stewardship
liability, vicarious, 191–92
life safety. See fire safety
lifesaving, 118. See also Horan, Shamus; Panciera, Harold (Hal)
life-saving devices, 64–68
life-saving treatments, 175–78
LIN Television Corporation, 250. See also Butler, Brian; WLNE TV Channel 6 (Providence)
litigation. See civil litigation; court hearings and courts; crimes and criminal prosecution/trials
litigation financing companies (LFCs), 226–27
Lloyd’s of London, 196, 251
Long, Bill, 79–80
Longiaru, John, 169
Longley, Ty, 79–80, 121–22, 229–30
Lovin’ Kry (rock band), 32
Lund, Jason, 40–41
Lynch, John, 149
Lynch, Patrick, 137, 161, 167–68, 171–72, 253
Machado, Armando and Nancy, 36–37
Malinowski, Jill, 50
Mancini, Andrea, xii, 40, 56–57, 62, 105, 138
Mancini, Keith, 62, 138
Mancini, Steve, 62, 138
manslaughter, 160
Marion, Tom, 106–7
marketing, deceptive, 129–31
Massachusetts General Hospital, 99, 139, 173–74
mass tort settlements. See settlements (legal)
master complaints, 185–86. See also Third Amended Master Complaint
Master Release and Settlement Agreement, 225
Mattera, Gina, 138
Mattera-Housa, Tammy, 138
McGinn, David, 50
McGovern, Francis E., 219–25
McLaughlin & Moran Inc., 49–50, 194, 202, 250
McPherson, Ed, 157
media coverage of Station fire and aftermath, 134, 136–37, 154, 157–58, 164, 168. See also Butler, Brian; film footage; television channels and crews
medical examiner’s office and officials. See Rhode Island medical examiner’s office
Mellini, Julie, xii, 55, 94–95
memorial tributes and mourning, 4, 138, 228–29. See also donations for victims