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Curt VaroneDecember 19, 2022
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UPDATED: Nashville Firefighter To Get $450k Settlement

A Nashville firefighter who was disciplined over a social media post is poised to accept a $450,000 settlement from the…
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Curt VaroneOctober 17, 2022
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Judge Blocks Enforcement of Two Nashville Fire Policies That Limit Employee Speech

A Tennessee judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of two Nashville Fire Department policies that regulate employee speech.…
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Curt VaroneMay 11, 2022
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Nashville Firefighter Claims Discipline Over Sick Leave is Retaliation

A Nashville firefighter who is suing the city contending his earlier discipline violated his First Amendment rights, has been disciplined…
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Curt Varone has over 50 years of fire service experience and 40 as a practicing attorney licensed in both Rhode Island and Maine. Besides his law degree, he also has a master’s in forensic psychology. His fire service 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 three books: Legal Considerations for Fire and Emergency Services (2006, 2nd ed. 2011, 3rd ed. 2014, 4th ed. 2022), Managing Disciplinary Challenges in the Fire Service (2026), and Fire Officer's Legal Handbook (2007), and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine, writing the Fire Law column.

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UPDATED: Nashville Firefighter To Get $450k Settlement

Judge Blocks Enforcement of Two Nashville Fire Policies That Limit Employee Speech

Nashville Firefighter Claims Discipline Over Sick Leave is Retaliation