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Sunday, September 07, 2008
Rock Band Great White Offers $1 Million to Settle Nightclub Fire Suits
Rhode Island - Members of the 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people have agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives, according to court papers... Read full story



  Governor Poised To Sign EMT Reform Bill
California - For the second time in two years, state legislators have passed legislation to require California's emergency medical technicians to...
September 5, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By The Sacramento Bee

  No Bail For Boston Fire Dept. Rape Suspect
Massachusetts - A veteran Boston firefighter facing charges of sexually assaulting six women was ordered held without bail for up to three months, af...
September 4, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By Boston Herald

  $4.5 Million Award Upheld In Deadly Fire Hose Accident
Pennsylvania - A state appeals court Tuesday upheld a $4.5 million verdict against Oklahoma-based Freightliner Specialty Vehicles that an Allegheny...
September 3, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

  Ex-Firefighter Faces New Troubles
Washington - Former Spokane Firefighter Daniel Ross dismissed from his city job in 2006 in a firehouse sex scandal involving an underage girl has...
August 31, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By The Spokesman-Review

  Firefighter Won't Contest New Evidence
California - A Yolo County volunteer firefighter said Friday he would not contest the introduction of evidence related to fires in Capay Valley th...
August 31, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By The Sacramento Bee

  Federal Appeals Court In Missouri Tosses $200,000 Verdict For Race Discrimination
Missouri - The St. Louis Fire Department was complying with a court order when it rejected the applications of two white men in favor of black c...
August 29, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By Donna Walter

  City Rejects Petition On EMT Issue
New Jersey - City officials have rejected a petition from residents who want a referendum on the outsourcing of emergency medical services. They c...
August 29, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By Matthew Van Dusen

  Injured Firefighter Fights Her Dismissal
Missouri - Angry and bitter after watching her daughter endure 2 1/2 years of surgeries and rehab due to burns suffered in a house fire, Maroly...
August 27, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By St. Louis Post-Dispatch

  Fire-Making Materials Linked To Firefighter
California - Yolo County prosecutors Friday revealed key aspects of their case against a volunteer firefighter accused of setting wildfires in the...
August 23, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By The Sacramento Bee

  Federal Judge Has Paved The Way For Firefighter's Lawsuit Against Fire Chief
Massachusetts - A federal judge has paved the way for Haverhill fire Capt. Paul Weinburgh to take his claims of harassment and retaliation against th...
August 21, 2008 | Topix - Legal Issues | Written By The Eagle-Tribune

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