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Monday, April 09, 2007

Great White Seeks To Dismissal Of Claims Holding Them Personally Liable For The Station Tragedy 

Claiming that they had no personal knowledge or responsibility for the ill-fated pyrotechnics display that ultimately caused the deaths of 100 concert-goers at The Station, Great White's Mark Kendall, David Filice and Eric Powers, have asked a Federal Court judge to dismiss the lawsuits brought against them by the those injured and killed in the February 23, 2003 tragedy.

The survivors and families of those who lost their lives in the Rhode Island fire have not been entirely enamored with the legal system in the aftermath of this catastrophe. In October of 2006, they expressed outrage over the plea bargain that resulted in club owner Michael Derderian serving four years in a minimum security prison while his brother Jeffrey received a suspended 10 year sentence in return for 500 hours of community service. Daniel Biechele, Great White's tour manager is currently serving a ten year sentence after pleading guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter.

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