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Fatal Stamford Fire Lawsuit to Continue
Attorneys want to appoint a new person to be the estate administrator after the death of Matthew Badger.
STAMFORD, CT — Attorneys for the estate of the three Badger children killed during the 2011 Christmas day fire have filed to have their uncle serve as the estate administrator.
The move would allow the lawsuit against the City of Stamford to continue, according to the Hartford Courant.
Matthew Badger, the girls' father died Feb. 9.
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Madonna Badger's three daughters and two parents were killed in the fire. Her boyfriend and contractor who worked on the house Michael Borcina also escaped. Borcina and his company settled a $5 million lawsuit with father of the children Matthew Badger.
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The lawsuit alleges that the city didn't properly inspect Borcina's renovation work and that the home was torn down too soon after the fire.
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