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Idaho Fire Department Accused of Retaliation Against Whistleblower
A community risk reduction specialist with the Meridian Fire Department has filed suit claiming she was disciplined and later terminated in retaliation for raising concerns about the accuracy of data being used for a standard of cover analysis. Heather Griffin filed suit last year against the city in Ada County District Court.
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Fire Law Roundup for March 24, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for March 24, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a federal lawsuit filed by a Charleston firefighter over a transfer, a wrongful death lawsuit against the Philadelphia Fire Department, the settlement of discrimination complaints against three NY fire departments; a decision upholding a decision by New York City to impose a COVID19 vaccine mandate on members of FDNY without bargaining; and the dismissal of a discrimination suit brought by a Houston firefighter. Discipline For Complaining to Union Leads to Federal Suit Discipline For Complaining to Union Leads to Federal Suit Philadelphia Facing Wrongful Death…
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Discipline For Complaining to Union Leads to Federal Suit
A Charleston firefighter who was transferred after he complained to his union about unsafe station conditions, has filed suit along with IAFF Local 61 alleging the discipline violated the First Amendment
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Philadelphia Facing Wrongful Death Suit
The estate of a Philadelphia man has filed suit against the city claiming that when he called for EMS, medics merely knocked at his door and departed while he lay dying on the floor. Roberto Santiago Sr., died on April 24, 2024, after activating a medical device requesting EMS to respond to his home.
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NY State Settles Discrimination Complaints With Fire Companies
The New York State Division of Human Rights has announced the settlement of discrimination complaints against three fire departments, the Brookhaven Fire District and Fire Department, the Levittown Fire District and Fire Department, and the Holbrook Fire District and Volunteer Department. The complaints go back several years, but the settlements were announced earlier this week.
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Fire Law Roundup for March 17, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for March 17, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss the discipline handed down to four Evanston, Illinois firefighters who donned Trump masks for a firehouse photo; a bizarre case involving a Utah fire chief and a state court judge who stand accused of sexually exploiting children; a lawsuit filed by a Los Angeles firefighter alleging he was sexually harassed and then retaliated against after he complained; the dismissal of a delayed response to a shooting suit against FDNY; and the dismissal of a disability discrimination suit brought by a Chicago firefighter who suffered a…
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YCMTSU Utah
A Utah fire chief is facing criminal charges of sexually exploiting children in a bizarre case that also involves a state court judge. Tremonton Fire Chief Ned Brady Hansen, and 1st District Justice Court Judge Kevin Robert Christensen are facing multiple felony counts.
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YCMTSU Los Angeles
A Los Angeles firefighter has filed suit against the city and a captain alleging he was sexually harassed and then retaliated against after he complained. Omar Rodriguez filed suit against the city and Captain George Yllescas alleging five state law claims.
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Suit Against FDNY Over Delayed Response to Shooting Dismissed
A lawsuit against FDNY and NYPD alleging a failure to promptly come to the aid of a shooting victim has been dismissed by a federal court. Migdalia Ortega was shot by her boyfriend on May 9, 2022 in Queens.
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Chicago Prevails in Disability Discrimination Suit
A Chicago firefighter-paramedic who suffered a stroke, and was placed in a non-operational procurement position at O’Hare airport, has lost his lawsuit alleging that the city’s failure to promote him to lieutenant violated the Americans With Disabilities Act.
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Fire Law Roundup for March 10, 2025
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for March 10, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a decision dismissing a police officer from a wrongful prosecution case in Connecticut; a lawsuit challenging a fee imposed by an Alabama fire district; a suit filed by a NY fire district against a bank for allowing a cybertheft of $15 million from the district’s bank accounts; a sexual assault case brought against the Los Angeles Fire Department; and the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against a Colorado Springs firefighter for violating the civil rights of a man who died after being restrained. Court Dismisses…
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