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Connecticut Jury Rules in Favor of Fire District Accused of Striking Police Officer With Truck

A Connecticut jury has ruled that a local fire department is not responsible for injuries to a police officer who claims that a passing fire truck struck him in 2018 as he was directing traffic. George Coleman was a police officer with the Trumbull Police Department. He claims that while directing traffic, a Trumbull Center Fire District vehicle struck him.

Illinois Fire Department Prevails in Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Suit

A federal court jury in Illinois has rejected the claims of an administrative assistant with the Cicero Fire Department that she had been sexually harassed and discriminated against on account of her race and ethnicity.

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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