OAKLAND (CBS SF) — Oakland city councilmembers approved a settlement Tuesday giving a total of $399,000 to 12 people who were once residents of the Ghost Ship warehouse before it burned down killing 36 people in December 2016, council records show. This latest settlement comes following the approval in July of $32.7 million, which was given to one victim who survived and some of the families of the victims who died. Sam Maxwell, who survived but with lifelong injuries and enormous medical expenses, received $9.2 million while 32 families of the 36 who died received $23.5 million. “While no amount of money can bring these people back to their families, we are grateful that we are able to bring them some sense of justice,” Mary Alexander, lead attorney in that case, said in a statement in July following the agreement. The lawsuits filed on behalf of those victims alleged that the city was negligent in its inspections of the warehouse. The settlement with the residents covers alleged emotional distress and loss of personal property, council records show. All eight councilmembers voted for the settlement. “The settlement resolves the last remaining claims of Plaintiffs in lawsuits arising from the tragic Ghost… Read full this story
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