Ghost Ship Fire Lawsuit News: Deadline For Claims Against City, County & State Approach

Fire & Burn Injuries, Personal Injury, Premises Liability / Dolan Law Firm

On the night of Friday, December 2, 2016, 36 people perished, almost all young adults, and many more suffered physical and psychological injuries in a horrific fire that consumed the Ghost Ship building in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. The fire started near midnight during an electronic music show in the converted warehouse. It was […]

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A Lesson From Ghost Ship Tragedy: End Fire Department Inspection Immunity

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My heart, and those of the entire Bay Area, go out to the families and friends whose loved ones died at the Ghost Ship on December 2, 2016. The horrific inferno at the converted, two-story warehouse constitutes the deadliest structure blaze in California since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.

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Reflections On The Devastating Oakland Warehouse Fire

Fire & Burn Injuries, Premises Liability / Dolan Law Firm

Nearly a year and a half ago, the Bay Area was rocked by the senseless deaths of six young people who died in the collapse of an apartment balcony in Berkeley. Last Friday night, we experienced another tragedy affecting young people, though with a far greater loss of life. My heart, and those of the

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Driver Critically Injured in Webster-Posey Tube in Alameda

Car Accidents / Dolan Law Firm

A driver fleeing police caused a head-on crash in the Webster-Posey Tube in Alameda early Tuesday morning, seriously injuring one person and blocking traffic for more than seven hours. According to Alameda police, the suspect was fleeing from a routine traffic stop when he entered the tube in the wrong direction, causing the head-on collision. The

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