Two businessmen sued after a warehouse storing fireworks for Orlando-area theme parks caught fire in 2022 and killed four asked a judge to pause lawsuits as they brace for criminal charges.
The businessmen, Jacob Dell and Nathan Dawson, retained criminal defense lawyers in anticipation of “more serious criminal charges looming,” according to a motion filed Monday by their lawyers.
The pause in civil proceedings — which center in part on Magic In The Sky LLC, a pyrotechnics company owned by Dell, and its landlord, Nathan’s Properties Inc. owned by Dawson — would stand for one year
