A worker's preexisting cardiac condition did not necessarily hinder his employment, an appellate court concluded. Case: Shepler v. City of Tonawanda, No. 507347, 11/25/09, published.Facts: Christine Shepler's husband worked as a laborer and driver for the City of Tonawanda. He was collecting garbage one day when he went into cardiac arrest and died. Physicians determined that undiagnosed arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease caused the heart attack. Shepler filed a workers' compensation claim, which the self-insured employer and its third-party administrator paid. Next,...
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