A New York appellate court ruled that the possibility that a firefighter could suffer a recurrence of bladder cancer did not render him eligible for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, since he was physically capable of returning to work while his cancer was in remission.
Case: Matter of Maldari v. DiNapoli, No. 525416, 04/26/2018, published.
Facts and procedural history: Philip Maldari worked as a firefighter until he was diagnosed with bladder cancer. Maldari filed an application for accidental and performance of duty disability retirement benefits, alleging ...
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