Bellingham WA Settles Suit With Firefighter’s Widow

The widow of a Bellingham firefighter has agreed to settle her lawsuit against the city for $750,000. Sheila Hanlon filed suit in 2021 claiming that the cancer death of her husband, Neil Carlberg, was work-related and qualifying for line-on-duty death benefits even though he was retired.

Washington Supreme Court Rules Than Man Can Sue Over Use of Brother’s Body for Intubation Training

The Supreme Court of Washington has concluded that a sibling has standing to bring a lawsuit for tortious interference with a deceased body. The suit arose out of the now infamous case where Bellingham firefighters used the body of Bradley Ginn Sr. to practice intubation skills.

Bellingham Intubation Training Suit Settled for $175k

The City of Bellingham, Washington has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by the widow of a man whose body was used by firefighters to practice their intubation skills for $175,000. Jai Ginn’s federal court suit against the city, eleven firefighters, and Whatcom County’s medical program director alleged a due process violation and tortious interference with a dead body.

Second Suit Filed Over Washington State Intubation Training

A second federal lawsuit has been filed by family members of a man whose body was used to practice intubation skills in a Bellingham, Washington firehouse. Jai Ginn filed earlier this month naming the City of Bellingham, eleven firefighters, and the Whatcom County Medical Program‘s director.

Lawsuit Filed Over Use of Corpse for Intubation Training

A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Bellingham (WA) Fire Department over the use of a dead body to practice intubation skills. The suit represents the fourth claim made by the family of Bradley Ginn Sr. over the July, 2018 incident.

$15.5 Million in Damage Claims Filed In Bellingham Intubation Case

Three claims totaling $15.5 Million have been filed by family members of a man whose body was used to practice intubation skills in a Bellingham, Washington firehouse. The body of Bradley Ginn Sr. was at a Bellingham fire station awaiting pickup to be delivered to a funeral home. Personnel used his body to practice endotracheal intubation skills.

Washington Firefighters Lose Jobs Over Intubation Training on Deceased Patient

Two veteran officers with the Bellingham, Washington Fire Department have lost their jobs following their involvement in a training exercise last July where personnel practiced their intubation skills on a deceased patient.

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