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Bill would allow police to sue people who injure them on the job (access required)

By Gary Grado - gary.grado@azcapitoltimes.com

Published: January 30, 2012 at 6:06 am

A police union is pushing for a new law that would overturn years of legal precedent by allowing cops to sue people who caused them injuries on duty.

The proposed provision, found in SB1186, would end the state’s use of the “fireman’s rule,” a long held legal doctrine built on the premise that first responders such as police, firefighters and medics can’t sue the people who caused their injuries because they entered their risky professions voluntarily and are compensated by some public benefit like workers’ compensation.

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