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Wrongful Death Alleged in West Virginia Cell Tower LODD

The death of a West Virginia firefighter by a collapsing cell tower has led to a wrongful death suit against five companies, a volunteer fire department and a fire chief. Nutter Fort firefighter Michael D. Garrett, 28, was killed on February 1, 2014 at the scene of a cell tower collapse. While Garret was removing a worker injured in the initial collapse a second tower collapsed.

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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