In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 18, 2023, attorney Bill Podszus and Curt discuss a wrongful termination suit filed by the former fire chief in Kalamazoo, Michigan; a suit filed by the union president for the Mountain View Fire Protection District in Colorado alleging his termination was retaliation for his union activities; a wrongful death suit filed over an apparatus accident in Illinois; a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals holding that a full-time department can be financially responsible for a firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury even though that firefighter is working for a different fire department; and a decision by a US District Court dismissing the federal race discrimination claims of a Wichita fire captain.
Michigan Fire Chief Challenges Termination
Colorado Union President Challenges Termination
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Illinois Over Apparatus Accident
Minnesota Two-Hatter Prevails in Disability Claim
Court Dismisses Wichita Captain’s Federal Claims