Oakland Dismissed from San Pablo Avenue Fire Suit
An Alameda County Superior Court judge has dismissed the City of Oakland from a lawsuit over the deaths of four people in fire at a halfway house last year. Judge Brad Seligman ruled that the state’s...
View ArticleWichita Settles Fire Investigators’ FLSA Claims for $155k
The city of Wichita has reached a settlement with six fire investigators who filed suit late last year claiming they were being improperly required to work 204 hours per 27-day work period before being...
View ArticleFamily Responsible for Starting Fatal NYC Fire Sue for $1.1 Billion
The parents of a child who started a deadly fire that killed 13 and destroyed an apartment building are now suing eleven different entities, including the City of New York, for $100 million each,...
View ArticleMan Sues FDNY and NYPD Over Coerced Confession Following Acquittal On Arson...
A man who spent five years in prison awaiting trial on arson and murder charges is suing the city of New York, three fire marshals, four police detectives and a police sergeant who he claims illegally...
View ArticleLA Settles with Former Fire Marshal For $800k
The City of Los Angeles has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in 2017 by former Fire Marshal John Vidovich for $800,000. The suit alleged a conspiracy between the mayor and the firefighter’s union led...
View ArticleFatal Chicago Fire Prompts Suits Against Landlord and City
A mother who lost three children in a fire last August, has filed suit against the building owner and the City of Chicago. Priscilla Cobos’ children, Giovanni Ayala, 10; Gialanni Ayala, 5; and Alanni...
View ArticleCourt Upholds FDNY Citation for Nuisance Alarms on State Property
The New York Supreme Court for New York County has upheld a nuisance alarm citation imposed by FDNY on a business despite the fact the business was operating on state property. Genting New York, LLC...
View ArticleToday’s Burning Question: Should The Loser Pay?
Today’s Burning Question: If someone files suit against a fire department and loses, shouldn’t they have to pay the city’s legal bills? Answer: That is not how our legal system works. Let’s use a...
View ArticleOhio Court Rules Cause and Origin Report is a Public Record But Subject to...
The Ohio Court of Appeals has ruled that the state fire marshal should have release a redacted version of an investigative report into the cause and origin of a fire that killed a firefighter in 2015...
View ArticleLocal Fire Marshal Shuts Down Road Construction
Today’s burning question: I am the local fire district’s fire marshal and a contractor just erected signage indicating they plan to shut down a key road for construction that will result in a 10-mile...
View ArticleCourt Allows Suit Against Fire Inspector to Move Forward
A sprinkler contractor who sued a local fire marshal and fire commissioner over the denial of a permit has survived a motion for summary judgment in US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands....
View ArticleOSHA Cites UPS for Fire Code Violations at Massachusetts Facility
Federal OSHA has handed down fines totaling $431,517 against United Parcel Services for repeated fire code violations at their Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts facility. The citations issued last week...
View ArticleOhio Fire District Moves To Force The Closure of Motel
An Ohio fire district has filed suit to close an area hotel due to fire code violations. Cardinal Joint Fire District Deputy Chief Matt Rarick filed suit last week seeking a temporary restraining order...
View ArticlePhoenix Prevails in Wrongful Arrest Suit Over Arson Case
A lawsuit filed against the City of Phoenix by man who spent 14 months in jail on arson charges for an accidental fire, has been dismissed. Carl Vincent Ball Caples claimed the city violated his civil...
View ArticleJunk Science Arson-Murder Conviction Leads to Wrongful Prosecution Suit
A Kentucky man who served 12 years for an arson-related murder that he was subsequently cleared of, has filed suit against a number of arson investigators and law enforcement officers who he claims...
View ArticleAnother Wrongful Conviction Arson Case – NY This Time
A New York man who served over eight years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of arson, will be allow to continue his false arrest, malicious prosecution and civil rights suit against numerous...
View ArticleFDNY Fire Inspectors Allege Race Discrimination In Pay and Safety Equipment
Five FDNY fire inspectors along with their union have filed a class action suit claiming their wages and safety concerns have been ignored as part of a "long history of racial discrimination at the...
View ArticleCriminal Investigation Opened Into LAFD Explosion
Detectives from the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles Police Department have launched a criminal investigation into the cause of a fire and explosion Saturday that injured twelve firefighters,...
View ArticleOakland Settles Claims from Ghost Ship Fire for $32.7 Million
The City of Oakland has agreed to pay $32.7 million to settle a mass tort suit arising out of the Ghost Ship Fire. The December 2, 2016 fire in a converted warehouse claimed the lives of 36...
View ArticleRI 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...
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