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Asiana Airlines Crash Suit Against SFFD Dismissed
The wrongful death suit against the San Francisco Fire Department arising out of the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214…
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Three Federal Court Settlements in the Fire law News
There are three federal court settlements in the fire law news today. The first is the settlement of a lawsuit…
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RI Fire District Settles Public Records Suit for $1500
A Rhode Island fire district has agreed to pay a $1500 fine for violating the state’s public records law. The…
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Fire Departments in NJ and Maryland Settle Suits
Settlements involving two fire departments are in the fire law news today. In New Jersey, a sexual harassment suit against…
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Jury Awards $10.6 Million to NY Firefighter
Yesterday a jury in New York awarded a severely injured firefighter $10.6 million in damages against Scott Technologies, and agreed…
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Paterson Approves $350k Settlement in Reverse Discrimination Suit
A captain in the Paterson, New Jersey Fire Department who was passed over for promotion to battalion chief in 2010…
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Florida Fire Department Settles Wrongful Termination Suit
Two Florida firefighters have received $80,000 settlements in their wrongful termination suit. Flagler Beach firefighters Shane Wood and Jacob Bissonnette…
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California Fire Department Settles OSHA Claims and Civil Suit
A California fire protection district that a CalOSHA investigator characterized as “acting like a bunch of 2-year-olds in a pissing…
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More Racial Allegations in New Haven
New Haven is back in the Fire Law news with word that firefighter Michael Briscoe has filed a race discrimination…
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Sex Discrimination Settlement Prompts Public Records Request
The settlement of a lawsuit filed by a female candidate for the Kenner, Louisiana Fire Department, has sparked a second…
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Ohio Firefighter Accepts Settlement in $1.7 Million Harassment Case
An Orange Township, Ohio firefighter who was awarded more than $1.7 million by a jury earlier this year for sexual…
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Baltimore Settles Live Burn LODD Case for $200,000
The City of Baltimore has reached settlement in the wrongful death case of a trainee killed during a live-fire training…
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Fire Law Headlines in FDNY and Dallas
Its been a busy few days from the Fire Law perspective and I am trying to catch up with some…
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