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211 Cowesett Avenue. See Cowesett Avenue (number 211) 9/11 terrorist attacks, 2, 141–43, 186 ABC Bus Inc., 196, 250 acoustical insulation. See sound insulation acrolein, 101 advances (litigation financing), 226–27 allocation of settlement monies. See distribution of settlement monies American Foam Corporation, 18–19, 132–33, 211 culpability, 192–93 settlements (legal), 202, 250 American Red Cross, 135–36, 144, 146 Anderson, Kevin, 138–39 Anheuser-Busch, 49, 194–95, 202, 250 Antonelli, Richard, 15–16 Appolonia, Gary, 119–20 Araujo, Brian, 119–20 Arnold, Tim, 8–9, 19, 210–11, 216 Arpin, John, xii, 14–15, 76, 79, 94, 268n Arruda, Chris, 120 Arruda, Elizabeth, 106–7 Arruda, Kristen, 56, 62 artifacts. See personal effects ASTM D-1692 flammability test, 131 ATF. See Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) attorneys, 180–83, 187–89 audiotapes, 109–14 autopsies, 139–40 Ayer, Tina, 35, 62, 138 Bagtaz, Karla, 24, 58, 138 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 index Note: Italic page numbers refer to The Station floor plan illustration. i n d e x 296 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...

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