Martellucci v. Federal Deposit Insurance

OPINION

The public-safety-officer’s rule, when applicable, bars police officers, firefighters, and other public-safety officials from bringing tort actions against property owners and other alleged wrongdoers if the negligent conduct of such parties injures the officer when he or she is responding to or investigating some work-related emergency. 1 Here, the police-officer plaintiff, Frank Martellucci, IV (Martellucci), appeals from the entry of summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Martel-lucci contends that the Superior Court erred in its…