Firefighter widow gets $4.6 million in settlement 
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 10, 2011
Tags: California, firefighter, security, wrongful death
The widow of one of two Contra Costa County, Calif. firefighters who died in a 2007 house fire will receive $4.6 million to settle her wrongful-death lawsuit against two security companies she blamed for mishandling the initial report of the blaze.
Injured firefighter’s $12.75 million award upheld by judge
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 19, 2010
Tags: fall, firefighter, on-duty, Washington
A King County, Wash. Superior Court judge has refused to vacate a 2009 jury verdict that awarded $12.75 million to a former Seattle firefighter who was injured in an on-duty fall.
Ex-firefighters sue over blaze
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: June 21, 2010
Tags: firefighter, negligence, reckless conduct, South Carolina
Four more plaintiffs are suing over physical and emotional injuries they suffered in a 2007 fire that killed nine South Carolina firefighters.
Firefighter who fell down pole gets $13M
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 23, 2009
Tags: firefighter
The city of Seattle, Wash., must pay a former firefighter $12.75 million for debilitating injuries suffered when he fell 15 feet through a fire-station pole hole, a King County Superior Court jury decided on Thursday.
Supreme Court takes another firefighter case
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: September 30, 2009
Tags: disparate impact, EEOC, firefighter, race discrimination
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide another case involving firefighters and discrimination.
Read a related article: Court rules in firefighters’ discrimination case
The Court will address when the 300-day filing period begins to run on an EEOC charge in a disparate impact case brought by firefighters who alleged that the City of Chicago’s aptitude test discriminated against African-American applicants.
Former firefighter settles suit for $259,000
By:
Susan Bocamazo
Published: May 11, 2009
Tags: firefighter
A volunteer firefighter who lost his job after complaining that Montgomery County, Md., was ill-prepared for a biological or chemical attack has settled a lawsuit for $259,000.
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