Tag Archives: civil claim

The parents of a 16-month-old child who died in a Scottsdale fire station earlier this year, have filed a $9 million claim with the city alleging wrongful death and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Joseph Reiss was killed on February 3, 2018 when he was crushed by a sideways-folding apparatus bay door.

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The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut is facing a multi-million dollar claim by the owner of a warehouse that burned in 2014. The owner claims the fire department made the chemical fire worse by applying water, all because firefighters lacked access to MSDS information.

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The family of a woman who was shot over Thanksgiving weekend and initially declared dead by Milwaukee Fire Department paramedics, has taken the initial steps to file a civil claim with the city for wrongful death, according to WISN Channel 12. Tonie Phillips, 47, was left untreated at the scene of the shooting for nearly 30 minutes on November 28, 2015, until police heard her moaning under a sheet.

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The first claim has been filed in the tragic Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighters on June 30, 2013. The family of firefighter Grant McKee filed a civil claim that seeks in excess of $36 million. The claim alleges ...

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The estate of a Nebraska man killed in a house fire earlier this year has placed the local fire department on notice that they consider the department to be responsible for the death. Sal Blanco, 92, of Scottsbluff, died of ...

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