Supreme Court Establishes 'Roadmap' to Rebut Cancer Presumption

The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday issued three decisions clarifying the manner in which an employer can rebut the statutory presumption of industrial causation for firefighters who develop cancer. In ICAO v. Town of Castle Rock, City of Littleton v. ICAO, and City of Englewood v. Harrell, the court said that it is not necessary for an employer to prove a specific alternate cause of the firefighter’s cancer to rebut the presumption provided by Colorado Revised Statute Section 8-41-209. It would be enough if the employer can show that the firefighter’s known or typical occupatio...