A New York appellate court ruled that the widow of a volunteer firefighter was not entitled to an award of death benefits due to the lack of evidence regarding the firefighter's activities on the day of his death.
Case: Matter of Huffer v. Nesconset Fire District, No. 522747, 10/06/2016, published.
Facts: Ross Huffer was a volunteer firefighter with the Nesconset Fire District.
He responded to two fire calls on Feb. 26, 2014, and then attended a drill that evening at the firehouse.
Huffer then returned home and died in his sleep.
Doctors determined his death was cased by his hypertens...
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