Berkeley victims’ families battling insurance firms

The families of students injured in the Berkeley tragedy in California are fighting constant battles with insurance companies to ensure the young victims get the best care as they continue their recoveries.

Fr Brendan McBride, who runs San Francisco’s Irish Immigration Pastoral Center which has been assisting the families of Aoife Beary, Niall Murray, and Hannah Waters, who are still being treated in the US, also warned anyone travelling abroad to check the small print on insurance policies.

Six students were killed and seven injured when a fourth-floor balcony collapsed at a 21st birthday party on June 16.