Tag Archives: defamation

A Connecticut fire captain appears to be a step closer to settling a 7 year old suit against two chief officers and the Meridan Fire Department. Captain Roger Kindschi filed suit in 2006 against Assistant Chief Louis DiGennaro, Assistant Chief ...

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The FDNY EMS lieutenant at the center of a major social media scandal that broke last March, has been sued by a woman who’s photo he posted on Twitter. Timothy Dluhos aka The Bad Lieutenant, resigned last spring shortly after ...

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Boston Fire Chief Steve E. Abraira who last week threatened to sue 13 of his deputy chiefs, has opted to resign. Chief Abraira tendered his resignation today effective Friday, June 7, 2013. Last Friday the chief’s threat to sue was ...

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Boston Fire Chief Steve E. Abraira has threatened to file suit against the 13 deputy chiefs who criticized him in a letter to Mayor Thomas M. Menino following the Boston Marathon bombing. The threats were contained in a letter was ...

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Seven firefighters from Pullman, Washington have been awarded $1 million in damages in a mind-boggling case worthy of a novel, if not a movie. The case included allegations of a workplace affair, vindictive retaliation, sexual harassment, an officer asking subordinates ...

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Two employment related cases on the East Coast are in the headlines, and while we don’t have much in the way of details on either one they certainly appear to be YCMTSU cases worth following. In Simpsonville, South Carolina, the ...

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The ex-wife of a firefighter is facing a lawsuit over comments she posted on a Facebook page about a fatal POV accident he was involved in. This is a long one… and a sad one with absolutely no winners. Firefighter ...

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An Oklahoma fire chief who opted to retire in the face of relentless personal attacks by a self-appointed public interest group has filed a defamation action against the men he believes are responsible. Fire Chief Dale Parrish retired last summer ...

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A defamation suit filed against Wilkes-Barre Township Fire Chief John Yuknavich for statements he had at a council meeting in 2009 has been settled. Joseph Naperkowski claimed that Chief Yuknavich defamed him on June 1, 2009. He claims that Chief ...

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Additional details have been released on the controversial Facebook post that cost one Columbus, Mississippi firefighter his job and caused 3 other city employees (2 firefighters and one police officer) to be disciplined. Dave Statter has been on this since ...

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An Ohio fire chief has filed a second lawsuit against her former employer alleging breach of a confidentiality agreement contract and intentional infliction of severe emotional distress. Former Litchfield Township fire chief Joyce Teodecki filed the lawsuit in Medina County ...

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The strange case of the New Mexico fire chief who was arrested at an incident scene as a way to relieve him of command, is in the news again – this time with an entirely new twist. Fire Chief Eddie Velarde, ...

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A defamation suit filed by an IAFF union president against a local business leader has been settled. The contentious suit followed a radio talk show where a self-appointed government reformer accused the president of “acting in an illegal and dishonest ...

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An Illinois fire chief who was terminated by the Village of Riverside last February has filed suit against the village and a fire officer who repeatedly complained about him drinking on duty. Fire Chief Kevin Mulligan filed suit in Federal ...

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