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Arbitrator Orders Laid Off St. Albans Firefighters Reinstated
When I first started this blog my intent was to offer fire law news and information with a perspective that…
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Everett Firefighters File Claim Seeking a Total of $9 million For Asbestos Exposure
Fire fighters are exposed to various hazards during the course of our work – but a claim filed last month…
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New Haven…. AGAIN!!!!!
I know a lawyer should never complain about too many law suits, but at some point you have to ask…
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British Firefighter Charged with Manslaughter
Perhaps it is appropriate to mention this case over the 4th of July holiday, and then again perhaps it is…
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Haverhill Firefighter Is Paid While In jail…. For Four Months
Firefighters are renowned for their ability to adapt and overcome – at emergency scenes as well as through the trials…
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Court Dismisses Suit by Black New Haven Firefighter Alleging Disparate Impact
Shortly after the historic US Supreme Court Decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, ruled that the City of New Haven had…
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Video Evidence Not Enough in Austin Sex Harassment Case
A Texas jury has ruled in favor of the Austin Fire Department in a gender discrimination case brought by a…
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Charleston Families Argue That City Should NOT Be Kept In Lawsuit
The June 18, 2007 Charleston Sofa Super Store fire is in the headlines again, this time on the civil suit…
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Police Fire Wars Continue
There has been another skirmish in the Police-Fire Wars, the battle over who is in charge at emergency scenes. This…
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Sexual Assault and the Scope of Employment for Firefighters
Which of the following seems out of place: porn star costume party, on-duty firefighters, alcohol, and sexual assault. Unfortunately those…
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The Mess in La Marque
Law school professors are notorious for coming up with strange fact patterns to use on final exams. However, I find…
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The Hammer Drops in FDNY Case
Ok, so maybe it was not a hammer that dropped, it was a gavel, but the metaphor is clearly there:…
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Electronic Monitoring Case: Connecticut
A very interesting case was decided on January 5, 2010 involving the Bridgeport, Connecticut Fire Department. In May of 2007,…
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