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Lawyers in RI club fire case seek settlement trust

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Story Created: Dec 17, 2009 at 1:49 PM EDT

Story Updated: Dec 17, 2009 at 1:49 PM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawyers for victims of a Rhode Island
nightclub fire that killed 100 people have asked a judge to approve
a trust fund that will pay out $176 million in settlement proceeds.

The request was made in court papers filed Wednesday. Lawyers
also discussed details of the trust at a court hearing.

The fund's trustees would be Citizens Bank, where defendants
would deposit their share of the settlement money, and
Massachusetts-based mediator Paul Finn.

The Feb. 20, 2003, fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick
began when pyrotechnics used by the rock band Great White set
ablaze soundproofing foam around the stage.

Dozens of people and companies sued after the fire agreed to
offer $176 million, though no money has been paid yet.

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