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New Twist In Station Lawsuit
The man who sold the flammable foam that was used as soundproofing in The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., allegedly said he wasn’t allowed to tell his customers the material was potentially dangerous, according to recent court documents.
The admission could back up Michael and Jeffrey Derderian’s claim that they didn’t know the foam was flammable. The brothers and former
The blaze started when Biechele set off pyrotechnics that ignited the foam. One hundred people were killed and 200 more injured at the February 2003 Great White concert.
Barry Warner, a former employee of American Foam Corp., made the allegations in an eight-page anonymous letter faxed to prosecutors in May 2003. Warner admitted to investigators in early November that he’s the one who wrote the letter, which has since been turned over to the defense.
“This is a company that did little to educate their employees about the limits of polyurethane foam. In fact, they did the opposite,” the letter said. “This is a company that did not want to lose a sale by telling the truth.”
The Derderians’ legal reps have asked the judge for more time to file supplements to their motion to dismiss in light of the newly disclosed information.
American Foam has also been sued by lawyers representing five survivors and relatives of the victims.