Tag Archives: amputation

A South Carolina man who collided with a fire department vehicle while sledding earlier this year, has filed suit against two firefighters and the fire department. Randy Burnett filed suit against the Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department, Captain Brandon Wilson and FF Jonathan Smith.

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A man who suffered the traumatic amputation of a finger on July 4, 2020, has filed suit against the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center claiming they “negligently misplaced and lost” the finger. Leon Henry Gibson III filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court alleging “professional negligence.”

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A New York jury has ruled against a volunteer firefighter who was struck by a car while responding to an alarm. Steven Hochman of the Seaford Fire Department, was responding to the fire station for a run on November 14, 2010.

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A 53-year-old California man who was severely injured when two fire trucks collided as he was waiting to cross the street, has agreed to settle his claims for $15 million. Kenneth Thai was waiting to cross the street on April 16, 2014 when a ladder truck from the Alhambra Fire Department collided with an engine from the Monterey Park Fire Department, causing the engine to strike Thai and continue into a restaurant.

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A long-serving Maine fire chief is contemplating filing suit over his recent termination that was attributed to his legs being amputated. Skowhegan Fire Chief Tom Keene, was terminated on December 30, 2013 by Town Manager John Doucette Jr. Doucette admitted ...

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An Ohio firefighter who lost both legs in a tragic on-scene accident has filed suit against a neighboring fire department and three of its firefighters. Firefighter Josef Tadijanac of the Washington Township Fire Department, was pinned between two tanker-tenders on ...

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