Posts Tagged: Ricci V Destefano
New Haven… Again… When Will It End
A group of seven black New Haven firefighters have filed suit against the city seeking to again litigate the validity of the 2003 promotional examinations that gave rise to the US Supreme Court decision in Ricci v. DeStefano.
Gary Tinney , Linda D. Co…
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Video: Lt. Frank Ricci on settlement for New Haven 20.
Seven-year battle comes to an end.
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New Haven firefighters get $2 Million in discrimination case that went to Supreme Court.
Offers okayed by 20 firefighters for back pay, pension benefits and interest.
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Court rules against white firefighter’s claim promotion denied because city caved into Vulcan pressure. Judge says Mount Vernon, NY case a ‘far cry’ from Ricci.
Vulcan Society opposed firefighter's promotion claiming it violated a federal decree aimed at increasing the number of African-Americans in the department.
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The Ricci Case Grinds On in New Haven
A week after 14 members of the “New Haven 20” received their long awaited promotions, it was back to court for the parties. In a document titled “Plaintiff’s Brief on Post-Remand Liability Issues and Elements of Title VII Damages”, …
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NY City EMTs – the Duty to Act
A recent incident in New York City once again raises the question of duty to act. Does an off-duty EMT have a duty to render aid to a citizen in distress? While it will take years for the legal issues to play themselves out, the tragedy is being played o…
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Fire Retardant Air Drops Under Fire
An interesting case is
brewing in California over the use of aircraft deployed fire retardant. It seems
some steelhead trout were killed in the Jesusita Fire in May, 2009, and the
culprit is alleged to be the fire retardant.
What is unusual about the
sto…
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Boston Jake Sues City and 2 BPD Officers for Civil Rights Violation
A veteran Boston firefighter filed a lawsuit December 9, 2009 against the City of Boston and two of its police officers, after he was acquitted by a Roxbury Municipal Court jury of charges of resisting arrest and assaulting Boston police officers.
Firef…
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What Was He Thinking?
Johnson City, New York firefighter's union is vowing to take legal action against the village mayor for suspending their union president because of statements he made at two village board meetings. Fire Captain and union president Marty Meaney…
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Quick Takes
Wednesday's Quick Takes: The answer to the most asked question of the last two days; Rhode Island mayor says everything will be just fine while the grizzled fire captain says probably not; Cindy Schuenke still battling for her job back; Links for coverage of Worcester Cold Storage 10th anniversary; Raw video from Missouri house fire; Arrest in fire we showed you yesterday; The Grinch who stole the Merry Christmas sign has allowed it to return; Five detached homes burn in Detroit.
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Quick Takes
From Friday's Quick Takes: Fire service online community does what Google couldn't; Bumper sticker forces firefighter to find different parking arrangements; Someone admits to withholding autopsy reports from NIOSH; Second quint wrecks in Canada; Update on New Haven's Ricci v. DeStefano; Update from Bourne.
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“Ricci v. DeStefano” Returns to Court
Fourteen of the New Haven 20 would have been promoted if the city had acted on the test results as was originally planned.
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