Brenda Lee’s $6.2 Million Verdict Overturned!!!

Posted by: Curt Varone February 19, 2010 3 Comments

The California Court of Appeals, 2nd District, yesterday reversed one of the most celebrated fire service discrimination cases of the decade. LA City Firefighter Brenda Lee claimed she was harassed and discriminated against based on her race, gender and sexual orientation. She obtained a $6.2 million jury verdict in 2007.

The court ruling handed down on Thursday, February 18, 2010, held that Lee failed to pursue administrative remedies available to her. Lee’s law suit was one of a number of law suits against LA City FD that led one publication to issue the headline “Lawsuit Sweepstakes at LAFD”.

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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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