On 10/3/07, Taina Makinen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Steve, try the following links. (FYI, the actual cases involved Grinnell Corp., not Diversified Records.)

Grinnell was the company that installed the sprinkler system in the
Diversified Records facility.

here is the key information from one of the links that Taina provided

"In the first phase of the trial, the jury
considered only liability and returned a
verdict in favor of all nine plaintiffs. It
found that Diversified was 60 percent
responsible for the fire and that Grinnell
was 40 percent responsible. (Three other
defendants — the building's architect, the
general contractor that built it and a fire
alarm company — had settled prior to
trial.)
But mid-trial, Diversified had struck an
undisclosed settlement with Grinnell of a
separate suit in which Diversified blamed
Grinnell for the fire.
As a result, under the principle of joint
and several liability, Grinnell stood to
bear the full brunt of the jury's damage
awards."

-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va

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