Duty to Act
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Parents of Six-Year-Old File Federal Civil Rights Suit Alleging Evidence Concealment in Death Investigation
The parents of a six-year-old girl who died over Memorial Day weekend in 2024 have filed a federal lawsuit alleging…
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Motorcyclist Sues Fire Department for Creating Black Ice Condition That Led to Crash
A California motorcyclist has filed suit against several public entities, including the San Bernardino County Fire Department, alleging that a…
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Orlando Fire Department Sued Over Alleged Failure to Treat Teen with Respiratory Distress
A wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit has been filed against the City of Orlando Fire Department following the December…
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Suit Accuses Michigan Police and Fire Departments of Wrongful Death
The wife of a man who died of an overdose in 2022 has filed suit against the city of Inkster,…
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California Firefighters Not Liable in RAMA case
The California Court of Appeals has upheld a trial court ruling concluding that the City of Petaluma and two of…
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Arbitrator Reinstates California Firefighters
Two Rialto, California firefighters who were terminated in the aftermath of a high-profile EMS incident in 2021, have been reinstated…
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Wrongful Death Suit Against Maine City and Firefighter is Dismissed
A wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Portland and a city firefighter over the drowning death of a man…
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San Diego Fire Dragged Into Child Neglect Suit
The San Diego Fire Department is being sued by the guardian ad litem for the estate of an 11-year-old girl…
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Georgia Appeals Court Holds EMS Can Rely on Cancellation by Police
The Second Division Court of Appeals of Georgia has held that when police order EMS to stage, and later release…
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Fire Law Roundup for April 3, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for April 3, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss the settlement of a lawsuit…
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Washington Supreme Court Concludes Public Duty Doctrine Limited to Statutory Duties
The Supreme Court of Washington has ruled that the public duty doctrine, one of the fire service’s most important defenses…
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