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Cal Fire Ordered to Pay Unprecedented $30 Million

Today’s burning question: What is rarer than a fire department being a plaintiff in a lawsuit? Answer: A plaintiff in a lawsuit being ordered to pay a defendant $30 million!!!! And note: the actual award in this case may be ...

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.

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