Tag Archives: wrongful death suit

Two gurney-related suits were filed last week, one a wrongful death suit from Los Angeles County and the other a negligence suit from Richardson, Texas. In Los Angeles, the family of 91-year old Maria Landeros filed a wrongful death suit against the Los Angeles County Fire Department and Westmed Ambulance.

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A Georgia firefighter who was terminated after he complained about the actions of the fire chief at the scene of a fire that killed a fire lieutenant, has filed suit against the chief, the fire department and other local officials. William Jordan claims his termination from the Waycross Fire Department in 2016 was retaliation.

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The widow of an Oklahoma firefighter who drown last year in floodwaters has filed a wrongful death suit against the city. Claremore Fire Captain Jason Farley died on May 23, 2015 when he was pulled into a flooded storm drain while at the scene of a water rescue.

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A wrongful death suit brought by the parents of an Ohio fire captain that was dismissed in 2014, has been reinstated by an appellate court against three of the four original defendants. Colerain Township Captain Robin Broxterman and Firefighter Brian Schira died in a house fire on April 4, 2008. Prior to becoming trapped, Captain Broxterman encountered difficulty contacting her pump operator to have her line charged and later reporting a mayday over the county’s digital trunked radio system.

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