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THE state has signaled its willingness to settle a lawsuit filed by a firefighter who suffered an injury while testing a wooden ladder during training at the Fire Service (TTFS) headquarters in January 2024.

In a letter dated April 3, an attorney from the Solicitor General’s department invited the firefighter’s legal team — Richard Jaggasar and Lynda Gopeesingh — to submit a compensation proposal with supporting legal references.

The firefighter, who was stationed at the fire service’s headquarters in Port of Spain, was injured while testing a ladder when the extending section slipped and struck her forearm. Despite being placed on sick leave, she was forced to resume duty a month later, aggravating her injury. A subsequent medical evaluation diagnosed her with neuropraxia of the right radial nerve, leading to extended sick leave.