High Court: New Presumption Law Doesn't Apply to Pending Claims

A man with brain cancer is not able to avail himself of statutory changes intended to make it easier for firefighters to invoke a presumption that the condition arose out of employment because it wasn't in effect when he filed his claim, Arizona's Supreme Court ruled. Robert Vande Krol's claim was pending, and no hearings were held on it before the more permissive presumption law took effect in 2021 — facts that an appellate court found relevant in reversing an administrative decision denying his claim. But a 6-1 majority on the high court Wednesday reversed the ap...