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13th November 2015
04:09pm GMT

A well wisher leaves a flag on a memorial at the scene of the balcony collapse in June. [/caption]
It was reported by the City of Berkeley inspectors that the balcony collapsed because of severe dry rot following water damage.
However, a criminal investigation has alleged that the defendants "cut corners" and ignored signs of the dry rot, which had been reported as far back as 2008.
American lawyers for the parents of the victims filed the legal proceedings in a California court on Thursday.
Dublin students Eoghan Culligan, Lorcán Miller, Niccolai Schuster, Eimear Walsh, Olivia Burke and Irish-American Ashley Donohoe tragically lost their lives in the June 16th balcony collapse.
Aoife Beary, Clodagh Cogley, Sean Fahey, Conor Flynn, Jack Halpin, Niall Murray and Hannah Waters were injured in the fourth floor balcony fall.Explore more on these topics: