RI Statute Prohibiting Solicitation of Fire Victims at Scene Upheld
The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island has upheld a Rhode Island statute that prohibits insurance adjusters, disasters restorers, and contractors from entering onto fire damaged...
View ArticleBridgeport Prevails in Suit Over Warehouse Fire
The Connecticut Court of Appeals has rejected the claims of a building owner who sought to hold the Bridgeport Fire Department liable for a major warehouse fire that resulted in a toxic waste cleanup...
View ArticleFederal Appeals Court Refuses To Block FDNY Enforcement of AirBNB Law
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has refused to enjoin FDNY and the New York City Department of Buildings from enforcing New York Multiple Dwelling Law § 121, commonly referred to as the...
View ArticleCommunity Group Sues LAFD to Enforce Fire Code At Drill Site
A grassroots community organization has filed suit against the Los Angeles City Fire Department seeking a court order mandating the fire chief to take action against the operators of non-operating oil...
View ArticleSearch Warrant Required For Fire Inspections Absent Owner Consent
A lawsuit filed against local officials in West Virginia over a warrantless entry into a commercial occupancy is headed to trial following a ruling that an administrative search warrant is required to...
View ArticleTenth Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Suit Against Fire Department
The dismissal of a lawsuit filed against an Oklahoma fire department and two fire investigators has been upheld by the US 10th Circuit. David Anthony Ciempa filed suit against the City of Del City,...
View ArticleFire Alarm Company Sues Fire Department For Discrimination
A fire alarm company in Honolulu is suing the City and County of Honolulu and five named fire inspectors claiming the inspectors discriminated against the company because of its owner’s religion and...
View ArticleDC Sued for $300 Million Over Fire Deaths
The District of Columbia and DC Fire and EMS Department are facing two lawsuits totaling $300 Million, filed by the families of two people killed in a rowhouse fire in 2019. Fitsum Kebede, 40, and...
View ArticleSecond Circuit Reinstates First Amendment Suit Against FDNY
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by an FDNY fire marshal who was removed from an investigation into the cause of a fire on the set of a Bruce Willis movie that killed a...
View ArticlePawtucket Building Owner Sues Fire Department and State for $6.7 Million
The owner of a building in Pawtucket, Rhode Island has filed a pro se lawsuit against the Pawtucket Fire Department, various fire officers, the city, the mayor and members of the state fire marshal’s...
View ArticleLas Vegas Property Owner Facing Manslaughter Charges From Fatal Fire Sues City
The owner of a Las Vegas property who is facing manslaughter charges over a multi-fatality fire in 2019, has filed suit against the city and his fire alarm company, alleging they and others are...
View ArticleNew Maine Law Requires Gas Detectors in Most Occupancies
A new law in Maine went into effect on January 1, 2022 that mandates the installation of gas detectors in a broad range of occupancies, including multi-family residences and rental units. The law was...
View ArticleLos Angeles Settles Discrimination Suit for $3 Million
A lawsuit filed in 2017 by six minority fire prevention inspectors with the Los Angeles City Fire Department has been settled for $3 million. The inspectors claim they were subjected to harassment,...
View ArticleWrongful Death Suit Filed in NY LODD
The mother of a New York firefighter who died in an assisted living facility fire in 2021 has filed a wrongful death suit against the facility, its owners, two contractors, and the village where the...
View ArticleRI Court Upholds Ability of Fire Districts to Charge Plan Review Fees
A Rhode Island superior court judge has ruled that a local fire district can charge a plan review fee, and in doing so it is not bound by a local municipality’s valuation method for determining the...
View ArticleOregon Firefighter Alleges Race Discrimination and Retaliation
A Portland firefighter has filed suit seeking $1.2 million in damages for the race discrimination and retaliation he endured. Jason Wilson filed suit Multnomah County Circuit Court claiming he was...
View ArticleHotel Owners Sue Fire District and Fire Marshal Over Closure
The owners of a California hotel have filed suit against a city, a fire protection district, a building inspector, and a fire marshal claiming they unlawfully “red tagged” the building resulting in...
View ArticleAcquitted Arson Suspect Sues Fire Department
A woman who was acquitted of arson charges last year for a fire that occurred in 2022, has filed suit against the Binghamton Fire Department and several law enforcement agencies that she claims were...
View ArticleTwo FDNY Chiefs Indicted on Bribery Charges
Two former chief officers with FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention have been indicted on charges of bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and lying to federal investigators. Anthony Saccavino and Brian...
View ArticleIndictment of NYC Mayor Has FDNY Connection
The federal bribery and corruption indictment of New York Mayor Eric Adams has an FDNY connection, alleging that certain chiefs were threatened with termination if they refused to accede to the mayor’s...
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