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SPEAKMAN v. WILLIAMS

C.A. No. 18-1252-MN-MPT.

FIREFIGHTER BRAD SPEAKMAN, RET.; SENIOR FIREFIGHTER TERRANCE TATE, RET.; LIEUTENANT JOHN CAWTHRAY; KELLI ANN STAR-LEACH as Administratrix of the Estate of LIEUTENANT CHRISTOPHER M. LEACH and as guardian ad litem of A.L. and M.L.; BRENDAN LEACH; LAURA FICKES, individually and as Executrix of the Estate of SENIOR FIREFIGHTER JERRY W. FICKES, JR.; BENJAMIN FICKES; JOSHUA FICKES; SIMONE CUMMINGS as Administratrix of the estate of SENIOR FIREFIGHTER ARDYTHE D. HOPE; ARYELLE HOPE; ALEXIS LEE; and ARDAVIA LEE, Plaintiffs, v. DENNIS P. WILLIAMS, individually; JAMES M. BAKER, individually; ANTHONY S. GOODE, individually, WILLIAM PATRICK, JR., individually; and THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, a municipal corporation Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

August 28, 2019.

Editors Note
Applicable Law: 42 U.S.C. § 1983
Cause: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other
Source: PACER

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firefighter Brad Speakman, Ret., Senior Firefighter Terrance Tate, Ret., Lieutenant John Cawthray, Kelli Ann Starr-Leach, Brendan Leach, Laura Fickes, individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Senior Firefighter Jerry W. Fickes, Jr, Benjamin Fickes, Joshua Fickes, Simone Cummings, as Administratrix of the Estate of Senior Firefighter Ardythe D. Hope, Aryelle Hope, Alexis Lee & Ardavia Lee, Plaintiffs, represented by Stephen J. Neuberger , The Neuberger Firm, P.A., Raeann Warner , Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Thomas C. Crumplar , Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A. & Thomas S. Neuberger , The Neuberger Firm, P.A.

Dennis P. Williams, individually, Defendant, represented by James Darlington Taylor, Jr. , Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP, Scott W. Perkins & Danielle Nicole Petaja .

James M. Baker, individually, Defendant, represented by Brian E. O'Neill , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC & Mark L. Reardon , Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.

Anthony S. Goode, individually, Defendant, represented by Kathleen Furey McDonough , Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP, Jesse Leon Noa , Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP & Tracey E. Timlin , Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP.

William Patrick, Jr., individually, Defendant, represented by C. Malcolm Cochran, IV , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA, Chad Michael Shandler , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA & Nicole Kathleen Pedi , Richards, Layton & Finger, PA.

City of Wilmington Delaware, a municipal corporation, Defendant, represented by Michael P. Kelly , McCarter & English, LLP, Dawn Kurtz Crompton , McCarter & English, LLP, Hayley J. Reese , McCarter & English, LLP & Steven P. Wood , McCarter & English, LLP.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter concerns the death of three Wilmington Fire Department ("WFD") firefighters and substantial injury to three other firefighters as a result of a house fire that occurred on September 24, 2016 in the City of Wilmington...

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