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Class Action Lawsuit Blames Utilities for Deadly Maui Wildfire
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Maui Electric Company, Limited, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Hawaii Electric Light Company,…
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Court Grants Award of Attorney’s Fees in FOIA Case Related to 1988 KC LODD Explosion
A man who spent 22 years in prison for his involvement in the massive 1988 explosion that killed six Kansas…
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Oakland Settles Claims from Ghost Ship Fire for $32.7 Million
The City of Oakland has agreed to pay $32.7 million to settle a mass tort suit arising out of the…
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NY Fire Department Sued for Copyright Violation
A Long Island fire department is facing a rather unusual type of lawsuit for a fire department: it stands accused…
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Retired Bayonne BC Accused of Selling Stolen Fire Memorabilia on eBay
A retired battalion chief from Bayonne, New Jersey was arrested last week on charges that he stole memorabilia from a…
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London Chiefs Under Investigation For Shelter In Place Decision
Today’s burning question: Could London’s fire chief and other senior fire officials be prosecuted over their decision to advise residents…
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2017 Year in Review
Happy New Year!!! Here are some of the top stories from 2017 broken down by category: Under the category of…
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FOI Suit Filed in 1988 Kansas City Explosion Case
One of the men convicted of setting the 1988 fire in Kansas City, Missouri that claimed the lives of six…
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Family Seeks LODD Status for 1935 FDNY Death
The family a New York City firefighter who died after a fire in 1935, is seeking to reopen the department’s…
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Podcast Episode 10 – Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate New York’s Bravest
In this episode of Fire Law, Curt interviews Ginger Adams Otis, the author of Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate…
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Colorado Fire Chief Sues Fire District for $1 Million
A Colorado fire chief who was terminated last year while on leave for post traumatic stress disorder is suing his…
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Noose Incident Prompts Apologies, Demotion, and a Lawsuit
A white assistant chief in Indiana who threw a noose to a black firefighter during a knot tying exercise has…
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