Line of Duty
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Widow of Illinois Firefighter Awarded $31.5 Million in Wrongful-Death Trial
A jury in Whiteside County, Illinois, has returned a verdict of $31.5 million in favor of the widow and two…
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Propane Technician Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in LODD House Explosion
A Virginia jury has convicted a former propane technician of involuntary manslaughter in connection with a 2024 house explosion that…
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LODD Explosion Prompts $100 Million Suit Against Utility
The victims of a massive propane explosion in Virginia that killed one firefighter and injured several others have filed a…
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LODD Families Sue Baltimore
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died in a 2022 building fire have filed suit claiming the city’s failure…
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Death Benefits Awarded to Florida Firefighter Who Died of Brain Cancer
The widow of a Florida firefighter who died of brain cancer in 2021, has prevailed in obtaining workers comp death…
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Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Firefighter’s Right to Sue Despite Firefighter’s Rule
A Fort Wayne fire captain who was injured at a commercial building fire, will be able to proceed with a…
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LODD Lawsuit Filed Over Florida Trailer Mishap
The family of a Florida firefighter who was fatally injured when a trailer filled with sand tipped, has filed suit…
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Hawaii Firefighter Sues Over 2021 Burn Injuries
A volunteer firefighter with the Hawaii County Fire Department who was burned at a wildland fire in 2021, has filed…
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Second Suit Filed Over Trainee Death at NY State Fire Academy
The parents of a Watertown firefighter who died while training at the New York State Academy of Fire Science, have…
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Families of Baltimore LODD Fire Announce Suit Against City
The families of three Baltimore firefighters who died while battling a fire in a rowhouse last January, have publicly announced…
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NY Grand Jury Declines to Issue indictments in LODD Training Death
A grand jury looking into the death of a recruit firefighter at the New York State Fire Academy in 2021…
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed in NY LODD
The mother of a New York firefighter who died in an assisted living facility fire in 2021 has filed a…
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