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A jury awarded $1.54 million to a Los Angeles firefighter who said he suffered a backlash and emotional distress after complaining that a colleague threatened to drop a bomb on him.

A judge has ruled that a white Los Angeles firefighter who says he suffered backlash and emotional distress after complaining that a Black colleague threatened to bomb him can take most of his case against the city to trial.

A judge indicated Tuesday that she is poised to allow a trial of some claims in the first of two lawsuits brought by a white Los Angeles firefighter who says he suffered backlash and emotional distress after complaining that a Black colleague threatened to bomb him.

A white LAcity firefighter who alleges in a lawsuit that he suffered a backlash and emotional distress in 2017 after complaining that a Black colleague threatened to bomb him has filed a second legal action against the city.

A white Los Angeles city firefighter who alleges in a lawsuit that he suffered a backlash and emotional distress in 2017 after complaining that a Black colleague threatened to bomb him has filed a second legal action against the city.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Monica Bachner scheduled the city's motion for hearing on Aug. 24, six months earlier than the original date of Feb. 16 and long after the scheduled Sept. 19 start of trial of firefighter James Sharlein's case.

A judge ruled that a fraternal organization of Black firefighters will have to turn over some internal documents to a white firefighter who is suing the city.

A fraternal organization of Black firefighters is objecting to a demand for documents filed by a white firefighter who is suing the city, alleging he a suffered backlash in 2017 when he complained that a Black colleague had harassed him by threatening to drop a bomb on him.