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Workers Comp and Disability Ruling in Michigan Fire Case

The Michigan Supreme Court handed down a horrendously boring fire service case yesterday … so boring that I seriously debated (a) whether to blog about it and (b) how to blog about it without putting non-attorney readers to sleep… However, ...

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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