Fire Law Blog Fire Service and Public Safety Legal Issues Blog by Curt Varone
In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for May 12, 2025, Brad and Curt discuss a $100 million suit brought against a utility following a gas explosion that killed a Virginia firefighter; a Louisiana ruling upholding the awarding of death benefits to the family of a deceased New Orleans firefighter; the settlement of a gender discrimination and retaliation suit; a LODD suit brought by a South Carolina firefighter’s family against a neighboring fire department; and the $9.5 million settlement of a sexual harassment suit in Canada.
LODD Explosion Prompts $100 Million Suit Against Utility
Court Upholds Workers’ Comp Claim in Firefighter Pneumonia Death
Washington State Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Suit Settled
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Columbia-Richland County Over Death of Irmo Firefighter
Leduc Settles Class Action Involving Sexual Harassment in Fire Department
