Contractor in Fatal Stamford Christmas Fire Agrees to Deposition: Update

Stamford, CT- Update: Borcina's lawyer Robert Laney said his client as agreed to be deposed and will turn over requested construction records, according to the Stamford Advocate.

Lawsuit parties met with a judge for nearly two hours behind closed-door meetings. Laney said his client was never missing, but said he wouldn't comment on where he had been for days.

Original story: Michael Borcina was a no-show at a Thursday hearing in Hartford regarding a civil lawsuit related to the 2011 Christmas fire that killed the three daughters and parents of his girlfriend.

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Borcina was ordered to turn in certain construction documents, according to WTNH.

Not even Borcina's lawyer knows where his client is, according to NBC News.

Related: Contractor in Fatal Stamford Christmas Fire Nowhere to be Found

He was dating Madonna Badger, the mother of the three children and daughter of her two parents that were killed in the blaze. The $1.7 million Stamford home was being renovated by Borcina.

Borcina originally told police that he placed a bag of ashes in the mudroom. He now says that he lied to investigators in order to protect Badger from carrying the burden.

Father of the children Matthew Badger is suing the city and has offered to settle for $17 million, according to the Hartford Courant.

He also offered a $3 million settlement to Best Electrical Contracting, who did some work on the house prior to the fire. They both declined settlements.
Badger claims that substandard contracting made the house dangerous.

Borcina's company settled a lawsuit with Badger for $5 million.