South Carolina Police-Fire Wars Arrest Leads to Wrongful Arrest Suit
Two South Carolina firefighters have filed suit against the local sheriff for false arrest and malicious prosecution following a police-fire wars skirmish last year. Fire Chief Andy Martin of the West...
View ArticleCriminal Charges Against Hillsborough Firefighters Dropped by St Pete PD
Criminal charges against two Hillsborough County firefighters who were arrested in a high-profile incident in St. Petersburg last month have been dropped, and an investigation started against one of...
View ArticleYCMTSU Kentucky EMT Sues Deputy Sheriff Over Ambulance Traffic Stop
A Kentucky EMT who was stopped by a special deputy sheriff while transporting a patient earlier this month, has filed a suit against the officer. And if that sounds strange, just wait until you hear...
View ArticleMichigan Homeowner Sues Over Fire Scene Tasing
A homeowner who was tased by police after he ducked underneath yellow fire line tape during a house fire is now suing the city and the police officer who tased him. Robert W. Burt Jr. claims that...
View ArticleYCMTSU New Jersey Edition
A missing Championship Ring, a fire, allegations of theft, sexual harassment, retaliation, and politics. It's a story worthy of a law school final exam. The return to work of a suspended Paterson, New...
View ArticleMichigan Junk Science Fire Investigators Not Liable for Erroneous Conviction
A man who was convicted of arson for a 1985 fire that killed his wife and daughters, has lost his bid to hold investigators accountable for the years he spent in prison because they used...
View ArticleFired Palm Beach Firefighter Claims Malicious Prosecution and Retaliation
Former Palm Beach Firefighter Jeremy DeRosa is suing the Town of Palm Beach, a fire department assistant chief, and the town’s risk manager for unspecified damages following what can only be described...
View ArticleIndiana Chief Arrested as Police Fire War Brews
An Indiana fire chief was arrested at the scene of a house fire Tuesday for reportedly pushing a police officer who was breaking windows in an attempt to ventilate the building. The incident occurred...
View ArticleCounty Settles False Arrest Suit By Firefighters
A scuffle between firefighters and county sheriffs at a vehicle accident scene in South Carolina has resulted in a monetary settlement in favor of the firefighters. The incident occurred in Chester...
View ArticleRetired Chief Arrested For Failing To Move Vehicle At Accident Scene
A retired battalion chief who stopped to render aid to an accident victim and ended up saving her life, was arrested at the scene because he refused to move his vehicle when ordered to do so by a...
View ArticleShreveport Fire and Two Medics Sued In Wrongful Conviction Case
The Shreveport Fire Department and two paramedics are being sued by a man who spent three years on death row after being wrongly convicted of murdering his infant son. Rodricus Crawford was convicted...
View ArticleCalifornia Police-Fire Wars Case Before 9th Circuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument in the case of Gregoire v. California earlier this month. Firefighter Jacob Gregoire of the Chula Vista Fire Department was arrested on February 4,...
View ArticleNY Firefighter Father and Son Settle Suit With Fire Company
A father and son who were wrongly accused of stealing donated smoke detectors from the New Hyde Park Fire Department, and who were awarded $625,000 by a federal jury last year, have agreed to settle...
View ArticleChicago Facing Wrongful Conviction Suit by Man Falsely Accused of Arson
A 39-year-old man who was wrongfully convicted of setting a fatal fire in 1993 when he was just 14, is now suing those he claims were responsible for manufacturing a false case against him, including...
View ArticleFDNY Sued Over Transport of Autistic Child
The mother of an autistic child who was transported to a hospital over her objection, is now suing FDNY and NYPD. Wanda Munoz filed suit in US District Court for the Southern District of New York...
View ArticleOmaha Sued Over Fire in Dentist’s Office
The Omaha Fire Department is facing a pro se lawsuit filed by a prisoner who was accused of setting a dentist's office on fire in 2016. Alphonso Vernell Fraizer, II filed suit last week in US District...
View ArticleIndiana Chief Named in Wrongful Arrest Suit
An Indiana fire chief has been named in a federal lawsuit accusing several local officials of false arrest, malicious prosecution, tortious interference with a contract, and violations of the 1st, 4th...
View ArticlePhoenix Sued for Wrongful Arrest in Arson Case
An innocent man who spent 14 months in jail on arson charges has filed suit against the city of Phoenix and the arson investigators who accused him of setting the fire. Carl Vincent Ball Caples filed...
View ArticleFirefighters Dismissed From Malicious Prosecution Suit
The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York has dismissed two firefighters and a fire department from a lawsuit arising out of the arrest of a man who was accused of brandishing a...
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...
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