Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
Fire Law Roundup for May 1, 2023
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 1, 2023, Brad and Curt discuss a suit brought by a woman who was injured by a fire hose being dragged by a Dallas fire truck; a suit by the former ...
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Dallas Fire Sued By Woman Struck By Hose
A woman who was injured by a hose being dragged by a Dallas fire truck has filed suit against the city and the driver. Doris Ann Wattley filed suit in Dallas County District Court naming the City of Dallas and firefighter Levon Douglas.
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Firefighters in Texas and Illinois Facing Child Porn Charges
Two fire departments in different states are dealing with unrelated cases of firefighters being charged with child pornography-related offenses. In Dallas, driver-engineer Jesse McFall is facing a felony charge of possession of child pornography.
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Dallas Fire Prevails in Civil Rights Suit Brought by Homeless Man
A lawsuit filed by a homeless man who was assaulted by a Dallas firefighter in 2019, as been dismissed by a federal court. However, after explaining the complex allegations in depth, the court granted the man an opportunity to replead his case.
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Fire Law Roundup – February 28, 2022
In this episode, Brad and Curt discuss a sexual harassment lawsuit out of Hartford, Connecticut; a $100 million lawsuit filed by three Dallas firefighters injured in an explosion; a lawsuit against Sacramento Metro fire over a boating accident; a lawsuit against Honolulu fire over a dropped patient; and a wrongful death lawsuit against an SCBA manufacturer and those who maintained them.
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Injured Dallas Firefighters File $100 Million Suit
Three Dallas firefighters who were severely injured in a natural gas explosion last September, have filed suit seeking $100 million in damages against four parties. Captain Christopher Gadomski, Engineer Ronald Hall, and Officer Pauline Perez suffered second and third degree burns as well as traumatic blast injuries on September 29, 2021.
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Dallas Fire and Police Sued Over In-Custody Overdose Death
The mother of a woman who died of a drug overdose in 2018 while in police custody has filed suit against the Dallas police and fire departments. Diamond Ross, 34, died following her arrest that stemmed from a domestic incident on August 18, 2018
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Dallas Staring Down The Barrel of a $4 Billion Suit
The City of Dallas is staring down the barrel of a $4 billion lawsuit filed 22 years ago by firefighters and police officers who claim they were shortchanged on pay raises. The lawsuit, filed in 1994, is the longest-running lawsuit currently in the Texas court system. It accuses the city of reneging on pay-raise requirements passed in a 1979 referendum.
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Strong Arm Loses to Dallas Fire
A prominent Dallas personal injury attorney has lost his lawsuit against the Dallas Fire Department over a 2008 apparatus accident. Brian Loncar, who advertises himself extensively on television as “The Strong Arm”, was driving his new $180,000 Bentley in May, ...
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