Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular)
Wrongful Death
Apartment Fire
Confidential
Settlement – $500,000Judge
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Darren O. Aitken
(Aitken Aitken Cohn)
Defendant
Experts
Plaintiff
Gerald F. Zamiski Ph.D.
(technical)
Facts
Defendants were owners of a home which plaintiffs had been renting for nearly five years. On Dec. 22, 1997, a fire broke out in the premises. The fire department concluded that the fire was caused by a table lamp owned by the plaintiffs. The smoke detectors in the home failed to operate, giving plaintiffs inadequate warning of the fire. Aktham ôSalimö Akroush and Farris Akroush died of smoke inhalation. The other family members received minor injuries escaping the blaze.
Settlement Discussions
The case was settled for the policy limit of $500,000.
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