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Fire Law Roundup for March 4, 2024
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for March 4, 2024, Curt and Bill Maccarone discuss a lawsuit challenging a…
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California Utility Settles With US Forest Service for $80 Million
Southern California Edison has agreed to pay the US Forest Service $80 million in damages to settle a suit related…
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US Forest Service Sued for New Mexico Flash Flood Deaths
The US Forest Service is being sued by the families of three people who were killed in flooding that followed…
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Fire Law Roundup for September 11, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 11, 2023, attorney Bill Podszus and Curt discuss a discrimination suit…
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Fire Agencies Seek Over $120 Million in Damages for Two California Wildland Fires
Two wildland fire related lawsuits are in the Fire Law headlines, brought by the nation’s two largest wildland firefighting agencies,…
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Fire Law Roundup for August 21, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for August 21, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a the dismissal of an…
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California Environmental Groups Sue Forest Service To Block Fuel Reduction in Big Bear
Several environmental groups, including the Friends of Big Bear Valley, John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, and San Bernardino…
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Too Many Fire Law Headlines
It seems like each week I am only able to scratch the surface of the fire law news. This week…
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US Forest Service Sued Over Fire Retardant Use
An environmental group has filed suit against the US Forest Service claiming that fire retardants used to battle wildland fires…
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Firefighter and Utilities Settle Burn Injury case for $5 Million
A firefighter who was severely burned in 2015 while battling a wildland fire in Washington state has reached a $5…
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AZ Firefighter Sues To Obtain Air To Ground Radio Recordings from Yarnell Hill Fire
A former Arizona firefighter is suing the United States Department of Agriculture to obtain recordings and transcripts of air-to-ground radio…
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Forest Service Firefighter Testifies Before Congress About Harassment
A wildland firefighter with the US Forest Service testified before Congress last week about what she considered to be pervasive…
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