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Tax Status of Disability Pension Sparks Class Action Suit in Knoxville

A retired Knoxville Fire Department captain has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that his disability pension had been wrongfully designated as taxable income. Derrell Frye filed suit on behalf of all similarly situated Knoxville firefighters and police officers whose ...

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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