Firefighters, Attorneys Say Cities Find Ways To Fight Presumption

Texas firefighters and their attorneys are hoping the Legislature will close some gaps in the state's cancer presumption law that they say have made it easier for cities to avoid paying benefits. Several Texas attorneys and firefighters’ union leaders allege a systematic effort by municipalities and their insurance pool to deny firefighters’ claims, to sue families after losing on appeal, and to delay cases unnecessarily in order to cut claimants’ lawyers out of attorneys’ fees. “It never ends. I’ve got one case now that they’ve drawn o...