Tag Archives: strict liability

Seven Los Angeles city firefighters who were injured in a truck explosion earlier this year, have filed suit against the truck’s driver, owner and manufacturers alleging negligence, strict liability and breach of warranty. A total of nine firefighters were injured in the explosion, who of whom suffered critical injuries.

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An Illinois firefighter is among five people suing the driver and owner of a tractor trailer responsible for an anhydrous ammonia leak last April. Thomas Stall of the Beach Park Fire Department was one of 11 firefighters injured in the incident.

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Six former employees of the Florida State Fire College in Ocala who developed thyroid diseases and/or various cancers have filed a class action lawsuit against ten parties they claim were responsible for exposing them to toxic chemicals contained in AFFF. The suit claims the defendants were responsible for bringing AFFF to the college, and that two toxic components of the foam, PFOS and PFOA, caused their illnesses.

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The estate of a Philadelphia firefighter who died at a house fire two years ago, has filed suit against 30 defendants who manufactured or supplied the SCBA and protective equipment she wore. Joyce Craig died on December 9, 2014 while ...

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The US Forest Service is suing Montana’s largest utility for a half-million dollars to recoup the costs associated with fighting the Lakeside Fire outside Helena in 2010. The fire burned over 900 acres in July, 2010, destroying three structures and requiring the evacuation of residents north of Canyon Ferry Lake

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