A New York appellate court ruled that a widow was not entitled to benefits under General Municipal Law Section 205-a for her husband’s death during training to become a firefighter.
Case: Sears v. City of New York, No. 6243 117802/09, 04/10/2018, published.
Facts: Jamel Sears died in 2008 while attending the Fire Academy for the New York Fire Department.
The 33-year old father of two collapsed after completing the academy’s functional skills training exercise course. The course is a physically demanding simulation of actual firefighting tasks.
According to local media reports, ...
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