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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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Fire Law Roundup for July 21, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for July 21, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a $50 million lawsuit brought…
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Columbia Accuses Irmo Fire District of Defamation in LODD Case
The City of Columbia has denied allegations contained in a wrongful death lawsuit that it was responsible for the death…
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$15 Million Settlement Reached in Fatal Helicopter Crash During Wildfire Operations
The family of a helicopter pilot who died while assisting with wildfire suppression in California has reached a $15 million…
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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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Court Upholds Workers’ Comp Claim in Firefighter Pneumonia Death
The Louisiana Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal has affirmed a workers’ compensation ruling in favor of the family of a…
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Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Columbia-Richland County Over Death of Irmo Firefighter
The widow of an Irmo, South Carolina firefighter who was killed while operating at a structure in Columbia, has filed…
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Virginia Court Upholds Denial of Benefits to Firefighter’s Widow
The widow of a Norfolk Fire Department captain who died in 2019, has lost her appeal to the Virginia Court…
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Baltimore LODD Suit Dismissed
A lawsuit brought by the families of three Baltimore firefighters who died in a 2022 building fire has been dismissed.…
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Charges Filed in Chicago LODD Arson Fire
Three men have been charged in connection with a fire that claimed the life of a Chicago firefighter in 2023.…
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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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