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Final Lawsuits Filed in Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire

Two more lawsuits were filed last week over the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire on the last day before the statute of limitations closed the incident to further civil litigation. The fire resulted in the deaths of nine Charleston firefighters. ...

Charleston Families Argue That City Should NOT Be Kept In Lawsuit

The June 18, 2007 Charleston Sofa Super Store fire is in the headlines again, this time on the civil suit side. On March 12, 2010, the South Carolina Court of Appeals refused to dismiss an appeal filed by the store ...

Family Members Press for Criminal Charges in Charleston

The Charleston Post and Courier ran a story today indicating that state law enforcement officials were investigating possible criminal charges against the fire chief and fireground commanders in the June 18, 2007 Sofa Super Store fire that claimed the lives ...

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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