Baltimore City Training LODD Suit Dismissed

Posted by: Curt Varone December 6, 2010 0

A $15 million Federal lawsuit filed by the family of a female Baltimore City fire cadet killed in a training fire in 2007, has been dismissed. Judge Benson Everett Legg ruled that the fire department was not guilty of violating cadet Racheal Wilson civil rights.

The case was originally filed in state court, but removed to US District Court at the city’s request because the suit alleged Federal civil rights violations.  Wilson’s family and her estate may still have some state law rights that will now have to be addressed in state court.

Judge Legg’s decision was issued last Friday, December 3, 2010.

About Curt Varone

Curt Varone has over 45 years of fire service experience and 35 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. His background includes 29 years as a career firefighter in Providence (retiring as a Deputy Assistant Chief), as well as volunteer and paid on call experience. He is the author of two books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services, (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022) and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine writing the Fire Law column.
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