Municipal Liability
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Fired Toledo Recruit Claims Instructors Taught Him Wrong Way Because of His Race
A firefighter recruit who failed a final practical exercise involving ventilating a roof with a chainsaw and then failed a…
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Indiana Captain Sues Over Race Discrimination
A Fort Wayne captain who requested a demotion last January and resigned in October is suing the city claiming a…
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Cincinnati Captain Files Federal Suit Following Firehouse TV Dispute
A Cincinnati fire captain has filed suit claiming he is the victim of sexual harassment and retaliation after he complained…
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Marine Vet With PTSD Sues NJ Fire Department Over Rejection
A Marine combat veteran who came out 3rd on the Paterson Fire Department hiring list and was passed over due…
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NY Firefighter Claims Termination For Facebook Posts Violates 1st Amendment
A New York firefighter who was suspended and ultimately terminated from his fire department over social media posts, has filed…
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Federal Court Dismisses Challenge to False Alarm Fee Ordinance
A local ordinance that imposes fines against alarm companies for repeated false alarms has been upheld by a federal court…
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Indiana Chief Named in Wrongful Arrest Suit
An Indiana fire chief has been named in a federal lawsuit accusing several local officials of false arrest, malicious prosecution,…
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Georgia Firefighter Sues For Age Discrimination
A 55-year old Georgia firefighter is suing his department accusing supervisors of trying to fabricate allegations against him and forcing…
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Michigan Fire Department Seeks Sanctions in Discrimination Suit
A discrimination suit by a Cuban American firefighter in Warren, Michigan has taken an unexpected turn as attorneys for the…
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Mississippi Firefighter Sues Over Race Conscious Hiring
A white firefighter in Mississippi has filed suit against his home town claiming that he was passed over in the…
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Fired Maine Chief Sues Seeking Reinstatement
A fire chief who was terminated after bringing complaints about the town manager to a town selectman has filed suit…
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Lawsuit Against FDNY Over Dispatching Error Reinstated
A NY Supreme Court judge has reinstated a lawsuit against FDNY over a dispatching error to a drowning incident in…
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Austin Firefighter Sues City and Peeping Lieutenant
The Austin firefighter who was victimized by a voyeuristic lieutenant who secretly filmed her, has filed suit naming him and…
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Texas Whistleblower Suit Removed to Federal Court
A whistleblower lawsuit filed earlier this year by a fired Texas firefighter, has been removed to federal court. Todd Anthony…
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