Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
The widow of a Washington state firefighter who died of cancer in 2013 has filed suit against the city claiming her husband had knowingly been exposed to radon in his fire station.
Wendy Ann Murray filed suit against the City of Vancouver in Clark County Superior Court last week claiming that her husband, Carl, had been “negligently, recklessly and outrageously” exposed to radon.
The suit alleges that the city knew a radon problem existed and failed to comply with state’s Industrial Safety and Health Act (state OSHA) or even its own health and safety requirements. The levels were reportedly the highest in the basement of the fire station where Murray was assigned and where he worked out.
The suit seeks damages for wrongful death and loss of consortium. We are hoping to obtain a copy of the complaint.
