Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for September 18, 2023, attorney Bill Podszus and Curt discuss a wrongful termination suit filed by the former fire chief in Kalamazoo, Michigan; a suit filed by the union president for the Mountain View Fire Protection District in Colorado alleging his termination was retaliation for his union activities; a wrongful death suit filed over an apparatus accident in Illinois; a ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals holding that a full-time department can be financially responsible for a firefighter who suffers a career-ending injury even though that firefighter is working for a different fire department; and a decision by a US District Court dismissing the federal race discrimination claims of a Wichita fire captain.
Michigan Fire Chief Challenges Termination
Colorado Union President Challenges Termination
Wrongful Death Suit Filed in Illinois Over Apparatus Accident
Minnesota Two-Hatter Prevails in Disability Claim
Court Dismisses Wichita Captain’s Federal Claims
