A Louisiana appellate court upheld a determination that a firefighter’s death was presumptively linked to his employment, but the fire department reasonably contested the compensability of his demise.
Case: Magee v. City of New Orleans Fire Department, No. 2024-CA-0747, 05/07/2025, published.
Facts: Troy Magee worked as a firefighter for the City of New Orleans for more than 13 years. In October 2014, he went to New Mexico to attend training on hazardous materials.
On the final day of training, Magee became extremely ill and had to be transported by ambulance to the hospital. His...
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