Civil Litigation
Jul. 20, 2020
$32.7M settlement reached in Ghost Ship fire litigation
The city attorney has maintained Oakland is not liable for the fire, and said in a statement that it settled because of legal costs.
The city of Oakland agreed to pay $32.7 million to settle lawsuits from a survivor and the families of victims of the 2016 Ghost Ship fire that killed 36 people.
"They turned a blind eye to what they knew was going on in that building," lead plaintiffs' attorney Mary Alexander said.
The deal announced Thursday resolves Oakland's liability in lawsuits on behalf of 33 people killed or injured in the...
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