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Kentucky Overdose Suicide Prompts Suit Against Responders

The family of a Kentucky man who died of a suicide-related overdose in 2015 has filed suit against the fire department EMTs who they claim failed to properly transport him to the hospital when initially called. Frank Barberick committed suicide ...

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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