But fire investigation reports seen by TMG Digital‚ and which form part of a class action suit that is being prepared against Ford‚ say the fires were caused by electrical faults. In one of these cases an incorrectly installed spotlight bulb started the fire‚ an investigation report says. The class action is being led by the family of Reshall Jimmy‚ who burnt to death in December 2015 when his …
Bushfire victims of last year’s blaze at Scotsburn, near Ballarat, have banded together to sue one of their neighbours for damages. The victims are launching a class action against resident Roger Skimming, whom they blame for starting the blaze while using his …
It would never have occurred to me that having rhythm was a prerequisite to being a good paramedic. But the people who run the Chicago Fire Department must have thought so. For two years, the Fire Department administered something called the Step Test as a graduation requirement for paramedic candidates at the Training Academy.
A Nashville family who lost everything in a house fire earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against Amazon and its subsidiaries. Brian and Megan Fox’s home on Radcliff Drive in west Nashville on Jan. 9, 2016 was the first reported house fire in Tennessee believed to have been started by a hoverboard. The lawsuit is seeking $30 million in damages.
Black civilian employees of the Fire Department of New York are still dealing with discrimination. This week, at a City Hall news conference, FDNY’s civilian employees announced that they had filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. They also announced that a $150 million anti-discrimination class-action lawsuit will be filed against the FDNY and the City of New York …
The city of Austin and the Austin Firefighters Association are violating the Texas Constitution by paying firefighters while they’re conducting union activities, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by conservative groups in Travis County. The suit, filed by the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation and the Phoenix-based Goldwater Institute on behalf of Austin residents Mark Pulliam and …
Following 35 known instances of the Galaxy Note 7 battery catching fire and the ensuing controversy that forced the company to recall all units of the recently released smartphone, a new lawsuit was probably the last thing Samsung’s PR team had hoped to face. They are facing it anyway – but not over exploding Galaxy Note 7s. Rather, this new lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of New Jersey is …
The victims of the Silver Spring apartment explosion have partnered with two law firms and say they will file a lawsuit in the coming weeks. CASA, an advocacy group that has helped the victims since the Aug. 10 blast, announced the partnership during a news conference Wednesday morning. “I think it’s very important that these families are compensated for what happened,” said CASA Executive …
A state judge has sided with the town in a lawsuit filed by the owner of a commercial garage who claimed his building was destroyed by fire in 2013 because of the Fire Department’s inadequate response. Justice William Stokes in a ruling issued Thursday stated that the town, its volunteer Fire Department and Chief Frank Ross have immunity from the lawsuit filed in February …
A provisional $18 million court settlement is very much in the interests of residents affected by the devastating 2013 Blue Mountains bushfires, a judge has found. Winmalee resident Sean Johnston launched a NSW Supreme Court class action against Endeavour Energy, claiming it failed to …