Tag Archives: National Park Service

In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for July 8, 2024, Brad and Curt discuss an FLSA overtime suit filed by firefighters in Morgantown, West Virginia; an FLSA suit filed by Virginia EMTs who claims the county improperly paid them ...

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The 6th Circuit has upheld a district court decision dismissing negligence claims brought against the US by insurance providers who paid claims resulting from the 2016 Great Smoky Mountains fire. The fire burned over 16k acres, damaged 2500 structures, destroyed Gatlinburg, and killed 14.

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A series of lawsuits filed against the National Park Service by individuals and insurance companies arising out of the devastating complex of wildland fires that tore through Gatlinburg, Tennessee in 2016, have been narrowed by a decision yesterday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.

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A man who lost his wife and two daughters in the devastating wildland fire that tore through Gatlinburg in 2016, has filed a $14 million lawsuit against the National Park Service claiming negligence by its supervisors allowed the fire to grow to an uncontrollable size. Michael B. Reed filed suit last week naming the United States of America as the sole defendant.

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