Those injured and families of the deceased are still involved in a legal battle with City Hall and the Bayside District Corp., a public-private management company the helps run downtown. Attorneys for the 30-plus plaintiffs said a trial date has been set for February 2008. A hearing before the Court of Appeals regarding a motion by City Hall to have it removed from the lawsuit will take place Aug. 20.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 9, 2007. Read the original PDF.