Boston nightclub says it handled a woman’s fatal medical episode properly. Her loved ones disagree.

A woman collapsed on the dancefloor of ICON, a club in Boston’s Theater District, last month and died.

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Early on the morning of Dec. 21, Anastaiya Colon suffered a medical episode while at ICON, a nightclub in Boston’s Theater District. She collapsed on the dancefloor and was later pronounced dead. Now, the club is facing scrutiny from regulators as they debate whether the establishment violated laws during the incident.

The Boston Licensing Board heard from attorneys representing the club and those who were with Colon that night during a hearing on Tuesday. The city suspended ICON’s entertainment license in the wake of the incident. The board is assessing three potential violations: whether ICON served alcohol to an intoxicated patron, whether it failed to properly supervise the crowd, and whether it permitted a disturbance resulting in police attention…

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