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Litigation

Apr. 19, 2001

No Way Out

On a raw night in San Francisco, the screams of three firefighters trapped in a burning building could not be heard. Melanie Stapper lay dying until her fellow firefighters pulled her from the blaze.

        No. 9 of the Top 10 Defense Cases of 2000
        
        By Tamara Nowlin
        
        On a raw night in San Francisco, the screams of three firefighters trapped in a burning building could not be heard. Melanie Stapper lay dying u...

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