California Court of Appeal February 24, 2005, A104946, A105134 (Joseph v. San Francisco Housing Authority)

Opinion

STEIN, Acting P. J.

On December 13, 1997, a fire broke out at a housing development owned and operated by the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA), resulting in the deaths of one adult and four children. A jury later found SFHA liable for the deaths and awarded surviving family members $12 million.