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Report: Former Providence firefighter awarded $1.75M in lawsuit against city

LORI FRANCHINA, A former Providence firefighter, has been awarded $1.75 million in compensatory damages stemming from a lawsuit against the city for denying her accidental disability benefits, according to a report from WPRI-TV CBS 12. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

PROVIDENCE – A former firefighter has been awarded $1.75 million in compensatory damages stemming from a lawsuit against the city for denying her accidental disability benefits, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported on Monday.  According to WPRI, a U.S. District Court jury ruled the city denied Lori Franchina the benefits because she filed a gender discrimination and retaliation

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