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The owner of a building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island has filed a pro se lawsuit against the Pawtucket Fire Department, various fire officers, the city, the mayor and members of the state fire marshal’s office claiming each violated his civil rights. Mark E. Amesbury, doing business as Polytechnic, filed suit in US District Court alleging violations of his 4th, 5th, and 14th Amendment rights

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A pyrotechnic retailer is suing a Michigan community over a fire marshal’s enforcement of a local ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of sky lanterns. Black Diamond Fireworks has filed suit against the City of Sterling Heights claiming that an ordinance prohibiting sky lanterns is illegal.

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A Boston firefighter is suing the Boston Red Sox claiming that during the 2013 World Series he was denied entry to Fenway Park to conduct an inspection because of his race.

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The City of Jacksonville, Florida has responded to a rather unusual race discrimination suit in the fire department with a rather unusual answer containing 17 affirmative defenses.

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The mother of two teens who were injured by a carnival ride in 2011, has added the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office to her negligence lawsuit.  Shona Simon filed suit last October against St. Helena Parish School Board and Mac’s ...

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