Presumption of Occupational Causation Applied to Firefighter Who Had Heart Attack While on Leave

A workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not avoid the presumption of occupational causation for a firefighter’s heart attack just because he was on leave from his job when it happened. Case: St. Lucie Florida Council for Resource Development v. Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, No. 1D17-4794, 12/10/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Gerald Williams worked as a firefighter for St. Lucie County. He suffered a heart attack in 2015. The county had workers’ compensation coverage from the Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, which paid workers’ compensat...