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Hepatitis C Presumption Upheld in Philadelphia Case
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has upheld the widow of a Philadelphia firefighter in her claim that her husband’s Hepatitis C was contracted in the line of duty. Joseph Kriebel served as a...
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LA County Firefighter Wins Comp Claim for Hedge Trimming Injury at Home
Today’s Burning Question: I was on duty as a firefighter and was at my house doing some paper work. On my way back to the station, my wife asked me to trim some wisteria bushes, and in the process I...
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New Haven Firefighter Claims Light Duty Discrimination
The New Haven Fire Department is facing another discrimination charge, this time from a firefighter who claims he was “mercilessly” discriminated against while in training because he was asked to paint...
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City Fire Chief Sues County for Fireground Injuries
The fire chief of Patterson, New Jersey has filed suit against Passaic County claiming the county is responsible for the injuries he sustained at a fire in 2011. Fire Chief Michael Postorino was...
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Waterbury Captain Charged With Fraud For Volunteering While IOD
A Waterbury, Connecticut captain has been arrested and charged with workers compensation fraud and larceny for allegedly teaching classes for the state fire academy and responding to emergency calls as...
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Bringing it Home in Johnston
There are so many possible titles for this story it was hard to pick: You can run but you cannot hide Due process: how much process is due? Or even one of several that start with “knock knock…who’s...
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Disabled Firefighter Wins Pension Battle on Technicality
Today’s Burning Question: In 2002 I was granted a disability pension for a back injury I sustained on the job. In 2010 the pension board began trying to revoke my pension under a law that allows them...
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Utica Facing $7 Million Suit Over Fire Station Sex Assault
A female firefighter and her husband have filed a $7 million suit against the City of Utica, two city attorneys, and a firefighter over what they claim was an attempted rape in a fire station. The...
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A Simple Workers Comp Question With No Simple Answer
Today’s Burning Question: We have an employee who was injured in 1995 and needed surgery on his hip at that time. He just recently went in for a complete hip replacement. The city is not contesting...
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Florida Firefighter Gets Workers Comp Limitation Overturned
A St. Petersburg, Florida firefighter has successfully challenged a pro-employer worker’s compensation reform that limited the duration of temporary disability benefits to 104 weeks. Bradley Westphal...
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Widow Alleges Non Line of Duty Asbestos Exposure Killed NY Firefighter
The widow of a retired firefighter has filed a second lawsuit over his death claiming it was related to exposure to asbestos. The kicker… she is claiming that the exposure occurred while he was...
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Firefighter Claims Injuries Due To Lack of Bail Out System
A Kingston, New York firefighter injured in the line of duty last December, has filed a notice of claim stating that his injuries were the result of the department’s failure to provide him with a...
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Texas Firefighter Sues For Comp Disability
A Texas firefighter who was terminated while recuperating from a back injury has filed suit seeking $1 million in damages. University Park Fire Department Paramedic Brad Tucker, 31, was injured on...
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Workers Comp and Disability Ruling in Michigan Fire Case
The Michigan Supreme Court handed down a horrendously boring fire service case yesterday … so boring that I seriously debated (a) whether to blog about it and (b) how to blog about it without putting...
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Phoenix Firefighters Allege Fraud By Comp Provider
Eight Phoenix firefighters have filed suit against the city’s workers compensation claims adjusting firm alleging fraud, conspiracy and racketeering (RICO) violations. The 31 page complaint was filed...
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Illinois Division Chief Sues for Comp Retaliation
A division chief with the Tri-State Fire Protection District has filed suit alleging his discharge last October was retaliation for him having filed a heart related workers comp claim and using...
View ArticleFlorida Comp Ruling Favors St Pete Firefighter
Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling by a three judge panel that concluded that Florida’s 104 week limit on workers comp was unconstitutional under state law. The case...
View ArticleFDNY Sued over Sliding Pole Injury
An FDNY fire lieutenant who claims he hurt his back sliding down a wet pole last March, has filed suit against the city. Christopher Cooke, 50, suffered a fractured vertebrae sliding the pole at Engine...
View ArticleColorado Court Rules on Cancer Presumption for Denver Firefighter
The Colorado Court of Appeals handed down an important cancer presumption decision last week involving a Denver firefighter who was diagnosed with leukemia. Firefighter Russell Andrews was diagnosed...
View ArticleSeattle Fire Settles Hearing Loss Claim for $495k
The City of Seattle has agreed to settle a suit filed by a firefighter who claims his captain permanently damaged his hearing by blowing the siren when he was close by it. Firefighter Rodney Bingham...
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