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Federal Magistrate Recommends Denying Motion to Dismiss in FDNY Vaccine Mandate Religious Accommodation Case
A federal magistrate judge in New York has recommended allowing a lawsuit filed by an FDNY firefighter fired after being denied a religious exemption from the City’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement to move forward.
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Fire Truck–Bicycle Collision in North Carolina Leads to Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a fire truck has filed suit against the Town of Nags Head, Nags Head Fire and Rescue, and the apparatus driver. Jane E. Ferguson, as executrix of the estate of her brother Gary Edward Ferguson, filed the wrongful death action in Dare County Superior Court.
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Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Termination of Firefighter’s Disability Pension
An Illinois appellate court has reversed a decision by the Board of Trustees of the Evanston Firefighters’ Pension Fund that terminated a firefighter’s line-of-duty disability pension, concluding the Board’s finding that the firefighter had recovered from her disability was against the manifest weight of the evidence.
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North Carolina Battalion Chief Arrested in Connection with Vacant Building Fire
A battalion chief with the Matthews Fire & EMS has been charged with setting fire to a vacant commercial building earlier this month. The building involved in the incident was a vacant former Boston Market restaurant on East Independence Boulevard in Matthews.
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Court Allows Limited FDNY EMS Claim to Proceed After Earlier Dismissal in Involuntary Transport Case
A federal magistrate in New York has issued a new ruling in MacNeal v. New York, a case involving an alleged involuntary mental-health transport by NYPD officers and FDNY EMS personnel. The decision follows an earlier dismissal of claims against the City and FDNY that we covered last year.
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Colorado Water District Sues Denver Over PFAS Contamination Allegedly Tied to Fire Training Facility
A Colorado water provider has filed suit against the City and County of Denver, alleging that decades of firefighting training activities at a Denver Fire Department training facility contaminated groundwater supplies with PFAS chemicals used in firefighting foam.
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Judge Overturns $700k Jury Verdict in California Fire Captain Discrimination Case
A Kern County Superior Court judge has overturned a jury verdict entered last November in a long-running employment discrimination case brought by a Bakersfield Fire Department captain. The court granted the City’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV), setting aside a jury award of more than $700,000.
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