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Michigan Firefighter’s First Amendment Retaliation Claim Survives

A Michigan firefighter who was fired in 2015 for allegedly falsifying his time sheet, was granted a reprieve by the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals last Friday, who reversed a trial court decision that would have ended his suit. Peter Hudson was fired by the Highland Park Fire Department in 2015.

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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