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Video Leads to Firing of Massachusetts Fire Official on Injury Leave

A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured on video lifting heavy equipment. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. was terminated based on …

New Oklahoma Law Allows Use of School Bus Cameras to Ticket Drivers

New legislation in Oklahoma that allows law enforcement to use cameras on school buses to track down drivers who illegally pass stopped buses went into effect on Nov. 1. House Bill 1926, by Rep. Dell Kerbs (R-Shawnee) and Sen. Ron …

German Court Approves Dashcam Evidence for Accident Claims

Germans will be able to use dashcam footage as evidence in some road accident cases following a federal supreme court ruling on Tuesday, even though it violates strict privacy rules. A German court sparked a debate in 2016 about privacy …

Barred Video Leads Texas Court to Reverse Jury Finding in Workers’ Comp Suit

The Texas Supreme Court has disagreed with the decision of a lower court to exclude, without having watched it, a company’s surveillance video of an injured employee in a workers’ compensation case. Because it found the lower court erred in …