Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 26, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals that a fire department that uses apparatus to block traffic at an accident scene, is entitled to governmental immunity in the event that an errant driver strikes the vehicle; a lawsuit by Columbus firefighters whose personal information was accessed following a data breach of the city’s system; a Fifth Circuit decision upholding the dismissal of two former employees of the St. George Fire Protection District who claimed they were discriminated against over their romantic relationship; a ruling by a New York court that a fire department that requests aid from a neighboring community is responsible to compensate that assisting department for damage that occurs to their apparatus; and two lawsuits arising out of the same lawsuit alleging race and gender/reverse race and gender discrimination.
Michigan Fire Department Immune from Liability in Blocking Accident
Columbus Firefighters sue City Over Data Breach
Fifth Circuit Upholds Termination of Louisiana Couple from Fire Department
Who is Liable for Damages That Occur on Mutual Aid Responses in New York?
LAFD Captain Claims Reverse Discrimination
