Court Upholds Firefighter's Benefits Award Against Prior Employer

A Florida appellate court upheld an award of benefits for a firefighter’s cardiac condition against the first of his two employers, with which he worked when he developed heart disease. Case: City of Maitland v. McGovern, No. 1D2025-2729, 10/07/2026, published. Facts: William McGovern began working as a firefighter for the City of Maitland in 1988. He passed a preemployment physical with no evidence of heart disease. In June 2012, McGovern had a cardiac stenting procedure performed after a heart catheterization revealed a 70% to 80% occlusion of his left anterior descending ...