Miscellaneous

Beverly Hills Papers at NKU

By Anne Skove, Esq.

The nation's third-deadliest fire and harbinger of the class action landscape we know today happened at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in northern Kentucky. Now, Stan "The Man" Chelsey's case-related papers will reside at Northern Kentucky University's Steely Library.

The case changed the world, not only in how the system handles mass disasters, but also in terms of fire safety, emergency response, and building regulations. On a more personal note, court-o-rama's momma always checks for the exit signs wherever she goes. Whether you lived just across the river from this calamity or read about it in a coastal newspaper (we had these things called "newspapers" back in the day), the fire was shocking.

A memorial is also planned for the site.

See the NKU press release (April 2, 2009).

Meanwhile, some wondered whether the case was truly over. Recent comments from employees at the club failed to re-open the investigation. See Beverly Hills Supper Club Investigation Stays Shut, Jessica Noll, Kentucky Post (March 14, 2009).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).