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October 31, 2007

Special master for Station Fire suit to be appointed

A U.S District Court judge today will consider the appointment of a special master to devise a plan to divvy up settlement money offered to the victims of the Station nightclub fire.

Lawyers representing two foam manufacturers being sued by the victims dropped their objections Monday to the appointment of Duke University Law Prof. Francis E. McGovern as special master.

Extra: Read about the Station nightclub fire on projo.com

Lawyers representing General Foam and Foamex say they’ll hold onto their right to object to settlement offers and won’t have to pay any of McGovern’s fees.

In recent weeks, some of the approximately 90 defendants made tentative offers worth about $13.5 million to people who lost loved ones or were injured in the Feb. 20 2003 fire that killed 100 people.

-- with archive reports

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