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Foam producers agree to fire settlement

Leggett & Platt, three others to pay $30 million

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, May 13, 2008

BOSTON — Leggett & Platt and three other foam producers have agreed in principle to pay $30 million to victims of a 2003 Rhode Island nightclub fire that killed more than 100 people, according to a Reuters story.

The flammable polyurethane foam was determined to be used as soundproofing in the club walls.

To read the story, click here.

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