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UConn Settles Wrongful Death Suit with Family of Student Run-Over By Fire Apparatus for $1 Million

The parents of a University of Connecticut student who was run over by a campus fire department vehicle in 2016 have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for $1 Million. Jeffny Pally, 19, died on October 16, 2016 after being struck by a UConn Fire Department SUV.

Claim Filed in San Francisco in Plane Crash Death

A civil claim has been filed against the City of San Francisco by the parents of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who died following the crash of an Asiana Airlines last July. Ye Meng Yuan was allegedly struck by two San ...

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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