In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 18, 2025, Curt and Paul Doughty discuss the arrest of an FDNY firefighter accused of assaulting a colleague in the firehouse; the settlement of an FLSA suit in North Carolina against a volunteer fire company; a decision by the Eighth Circuit to reinstate a suit brought by an Arkansas firefighter who was terminated over a social media post; a ruling by a federal magistrate granting in part and denying in part a motion for summary judgment in a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former deputy chief; and an unusual suit brought against a Florida fire department that seeks the production of a patient care report for the driver of a vehicle that struck the plaintiff.
FDNY Firefighter Charged in Assault on Colleague
North Carolina Volunteer Fire Department Settles FLSA Overtime and Retaliation Lawsuit
Eighth Circuit Revives Lawsuit by Arkansas Firefighter Fired Over Facebook Post
Federal Magistrate Recommends Partial Summary Judgment in FMLA and Disability Case Against Douglas County
Florida Driver Sues Orange County Fire Rescue in Effort to Identify Hit-and-Run Motorist
