Municipal Liability
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San Francisco Medic Facing Criminal Charges Over Restraint Of Patient
A San Francisco Fire Department paramedic is facing criminal charges and a San Francisco police officer has been fired over…
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Illinois City Ordered to Pay $11 Million For Sexual Harassment of Female Firefighter
An Illinois firefighter who claims she suffered years of sexual harassment has been awarded $11 million in damages by a…
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KCK Firefighter Loses Residency Suit
A Kansas firefighter who was terminated for violating the city’s residency policy, has lost his federal court lawsuit to get…
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Revenge Porn Leads to Sexual Harassment Allegations in Las Vegas Fire
An attorney for a Las Vegas firefighter has put the department and union leadership on notice that a lawsuit may…
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Connecticut Court Sidesteps Firefighter Medical Marijuana Challenge
The Superior Court of Connecticut in Waterbury handed down a decision earlier this month that raised four important questions: Can…
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Jury Awards Firefighters $80,000 Over NJ Town’s Mishandling of Discipline Investigation
A New Jersey jury has ordered the Town of Hammonton to pay four members of a local volunteer fire department…
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San Francisco Settles Sexual Harassment Suit for $575,000
The City of San Francisco has agreed to settle a sexual harassment suit brought by a female firefighter who accused…
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules In Favor of Strong Cancer Presumption in Firefighters
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a decision last week upholding the cancer presumption act for firefighters by reversing a…
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Lawsuit Accuses Louisiana Fire District of Whistleblower Retaliation
A former administrator from St. Tammany Parish Fire District 12 has filed suit claiming he was forced to resign in…
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Federal Claims Dismissed in Arizona EMS Assault Case
A lawsuit filed in 2015 against the City of Glendale and two Glendale firefighters over an altercation with a patient…
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Atlanta Settles With Chief Cochran for $1.2 Million
The City of Atlanta has agreed to settle a wrongful termination and religious discrimination lawsuit brought by former Fire Chief…
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Illinois Appellate Court Concludes Firefighting Exacerbated Combat Vet’s PTDS
An Illinois firefighter who developed a severe case of PTSD while serving a combat tour in Afghanistan, has been awarded…
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Judge Dismisses Suit Over Kentucky Firefighter Who Shot Prisoner
A lawsuit that accused a Kentucky firefighter of wrongfully shooting and killing a prisoner while the man was struggling for…
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