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Bizarre Lawsuit Against Maine Fire Department Dismissed

A bizarre lawsuit filed last December by the owners of a landmark Maine restaurant claiming the local fire department allowed their building to be destroyed by fire has been dismissed. US District Court Judge D. Brock Hornsby dismissed the claims of Robert and Judy Cousins, owners of Cap’n Nemo’s Restaurant that was destroyed by fire in December 2013.

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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