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In this episode, Brad and Curt discuss a ruling out of Colorado on Ketamine administration by paramedics, a First Amendment suit out of Georgia, a public records case out of KCMO connected to the 1988 LODD explosion that killed 6 Kansas City firefighters, a subrogation suit out of Utah, and the filing of a vaccine mandate challenge suit in San Diego, CA.

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An insurer who paid a fire loss claim to a Utah homeowner for damage that occurred to personal property and real estate from a wildland fire last year, has filed suit against the local fire department, the city, the county and the state claiming their failure to control and extinguish a prescribed burn led to the damage.

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An insurer who paid $52,000 in damages to a California couple whose well was destroyed by a bulldozer creating a fire line, has filed suit against the US Department of Agriculture, Cleveland National Forest, and CalFire. The California Fair Plan Association filed suit earlier this year in San Diego County Superior Court. The case was removed to US District Court last week.

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A lawsuit has been filed by an insurer over a fire that destroyed a West Virginia fire truck in 2019. The Arch Insurance Co. filed suit this month against Shaffer Ford and Ford Motor Company for the destruction of a 2004 Ford F-Super Duty 550 owned by the Aurora Volunteer Fire Department.

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The insurance company for the owners of an Arizona house that burned in 2016 is suing the Rural Metro Fire Department for failing to fully extinguish an earlier blaze at the house. The January 9, 2016 fire destroyed the home of Jack and Connie Donovan in Tucson, causing an estimated $641,886 in damage

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Why did the insurance company sue the fire department for $9 million? An unusual $9 million lawsuit filed by an insurer against a fire department in New York over a fire in its own fire station has sparked some questions in social media and among attorneys as well.

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Today’s burning question: I am a career firefighter and tore my left MCL on a medical call when a patient kicked me. I am receiving worker's comp, but I was wondering if a firefighter has the ability recover from the responsible party? Answer: A firefighter's ability to recover is going to depend initially on your state’s interpretation of the “Fireman’s Rule”.

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A Virginia fire department that suffered a major fire in it’s fire station back in 2012, has filed suit against the manufacturer of an engine that allegedly started the fire. The January 26, 2012 fire in the Brosville Volunteer Fire ...

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A six-alarm warehouse fire in June of 2012 has resulted in a lawsuit against the cities of Gilbert and Mesa over problems with water supply. The fire destroyed the Farnsworth Wholesale Company’s warehouse, causing over $8 million in damages. When ...

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