Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for April 14, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss Brad’s landmark victory in Ball v. NY State Health Department; a decision in the wrongful termination case of a Michigan fire chief; an appellate decision in NY ruling that despite a firefighter having cancer, and despite cancer being presumed to be job-related, he is not entitled to accidental disability retirement benefits because his disability is not related to cancer; a lawsuit brought by a deaf man alleging DCFEMS failed to provide him with an interpreter; the dismissal of a wrongful death suit against Annapolis firefighters; and a lawsuit brought against the City of Revere, MA over the mandating of a fire watch detail at a high rise building.
Court Rules Against Former Fire Chief in Wrongful Termination Suit
NY Court Concludes Cancer Diagnosis Not Disabling
DCFEMS Sued Over Failure to Provide Deaf Interpreter
Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit Against Annapolis Firefighters
Fire Watch Prompts Federal Lawsuit in Massachusetts
