Civil Suit
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Lansing Settles Bra-Related Gender Discrimination Suit for $325,000
The City of Lansing has settled the gender discrimination lawsuit brought by Firefighter/Paramedic Cecilia Major over allegations that she was…
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Georgia Firefighter Alleges Race Discrimination and Constructive Discharge Following Discipline
A Georgia firefighter has filed suit in federal court alleging that the discipline imposed on him after reporting a workplace…
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Dallas Sues Former Fire Recruit to Recover $127,000 in Alleged Payroll Overpayments
The City of Dallas has filed suit against a former Dallas Fire-Rescue recruit, alleging that he continued to receive pay…
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Third Lawsuit Filed Against Shreveport Over Fatal Kemp Lane Fire
A third lawsuit has now been filed against the City of Shreveport and the Shreveport Fire Department arising out of…
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Louisiana Appellate Court Concludes Fire Apparatus Has Immunity in Intersection Collision Case
A Louisiana appellate court has dismissed a lawsuit arising out of an intersection accident involving an engine from the Kenner…
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Michigan Firefighters Claim Township Blocked Promotions To Full-Time Positions After They Backed Chief Over Staffing Dispute
Four part-time firefighters in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan have filed a federal lawsuit claiming township officials changed the hiring criteria…
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Acquitted New Haven Lieutenant Sues City Alleging Race Discrimination in Termination
A Connecticut firefighter who was acquitted of a sexual assault charge has filed suit in federal court against New Haven,…
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Texas Court Upholds Frisco’s Termination of Assistant Fire Chief on Extended PTSD Leave
The Texas Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former assistant fire chief in…
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Missouri Firefighter Keeps Cancer Suit Against 3M in State Court
A federal judge in Missouri has sent a firefighter cancer suit against 3M back to state court after concluding that…
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Seafood Company Files $185 Million Suit Against Tacoma Over Ship Fire
A Washington seafood company has filed suit against the City of Tacoma, alleging that tactical decisions made by the Tacoma…
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Oregon Fire District Sued Over Trespass Order Excluding Resident from Fire Station Property
A resident of New Pine Creek, Oregon, has filed suit against the New Pine Creek Rural Fire Protection District, its…
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Judge Orders FDNY to Remove Six Fire Cadets Serving as EMTs in Civil Service Dispute
A New York judge has ruled that the FDNY violated state civil service law by temporarily appointing fire cadets to…
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Firefighter’s Military-Service Discrimination Claims Partially Survive in Alaska Federal Court
A federal judge in Alaska has allowed portions of a lawsuit brought by an Anchorage firefighter/EMT alleging military-service discrimination and…
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