Firefighter's Brain Cancer Was Presumptively Caused by his Work

A divided Court of Appeals panel ruled that a municipal employer failed to carry its burden to disprove the statutory presumption of industrial causation for a veteran firefighter's brain cancer. Case: City of Littleton v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of the State of Colorado, No. 10CA1494, 11/01/2012, published. Facts: Jeffrey J. Christ worked as a firefighter for the City of Littleton. In 2007, doctors diagnosed him with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer. He underwent surgery and was treated with chemotherapy and radiation. Christ then sought workers' compe...