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Court Upholds Award of $5 Million to Terminated California Firefighter

The California Court of Appeals has upheld an award of $5 million in damages to a firefighter who was terminated in 2018. Timothy O’Hara was fired from the Liberty Rural County Fire Protection District after his relationship with Fire Chief Stanley D. Seifert deteriorated.

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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