Gino Fiermonte is a single father, lifelong New Yorker, and licensed electrician with decades of experience. Gino’s wife died of lung cancer six years ago, and since her death, Gino and his son (who was just eight years old when his mother died) have tried to take life one day at a time. Tragically, just a year and a half after losing his spouse, Gino was forced to endure a near-death experience of his own.
Gino took a new position at the Long Island MacArthur Airport because it would allow him to spend more time with his son, who was still grieving the loss of his mother. It was just his second day on the job when the accident occurred, killing Gino’s coworker and leaving him severely injured and in the hospital.
Gino sued the airport and a federal employee to hold them responsible for the accident. Although nearly five years have passed since the accident, Gino still has not had his day in court. Today, Gino teamed up with the Institute for Justice (IJ), a nonprofit, public interest law firm, to clear away the obstacle that has prevented him from presenting his evidence to the judge—a Catch-22 manufactured by the government.
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