An Ohio appellate court upheld an award of permanent partial disability benefits for a cancer-stricken firefighter.
Case: State ex rel. City of Cincinnati v. Industrial Commission, No. 23AP-332, 10/17/2024, published.
Facts: Michael K. Hines was a firefighter for the City of Cincinnati from 1984 through 2014.
In 2021, Hines was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He filed a workers’ compensation claim, asserting that his cancer was caused by on-the-job exposure to carcinogens.
Procedural history: A district hearing officer and a staff hearing officer both found Hines’ cancer c...
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