Firefighter's Work-Related Cancer Didn't Qualify Him as 'Disabled'

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a firefighter who became disabled from duty after he had retired did not qualify as a “disabled person” for purposes of the Line of Duty Death and Disability Act. Case: Jones v. Commonwealth ex rel. Von Moll, No. 170639, 06/07/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Eddie R. Jones worked for the City of Hampton as a firefighter, from 1977 through 2010. Seven months after he retired, Jones was diagnosed with throat cancer. His treating doctor opined that Jones would have been incapacitated from performing work as a firefigh...