In this episode of Fire Law Roundup for October 5, 2026, Brad and Curt discuss a suit against  a Detroit Fire Department captain in a wrongful conviction case brought by a man who spent more than a decade in prison for murder and arson, who was later cleared; criminal charges brought against a Philadelphia Fire Department payroll supervisor in an alleged overtime fraud scheme; a federal court ruling in favor of a Texas city in a lawsuit brought by a woman whose dispute with a fire department paramedic began during an emergency childbirth call in 2017 and continued for more than eight years; the dismissal of a retaliation suit brought by an FDNY firefighter who claimed he was improperly detailed out of Rescue 1 after filing an EEO complaint; and summary judgment granted to prison officials accused of being deliberately indifferent to the risk of fire at the Indiana State Prison in part because of an inmate fire brigade.

Detroit Fire Investigator Remains in Malicious Prosecution Suit Over Fatal Fire

Former Philly Fire Payroll Supervisor Charged Criminally in Overtime Fraud Case

Woman’s Efforts to Criticize Former Paramedic Lead to Eight-Year Federal Court Battle

Federal Court Dismisses FDNY Firefighter’s Retaliation Suit

Prison Fire Department Helps Defeat Deliberate Indifference Claim