Fireman's Chemical Exposure Compensable

A firefighter's exposure to asbestos in the course of his employment resulted in compensable pulmonary disability and colon cancer, the Superior Court of New Jersey's Appellate Division ruled in Larsen v. City of East Orange, A-6209-04T2, 2/13/2007. Claimant Kenneth Larson was employed as an East Orange firefighter 31 years. During the course of his employment, he was exposed to numerous harmful substances, worked in an area in which many of the buildings were more than 40 years old and contained asbestos, and worked out of a 100-plus year old firehouse with asbestos insulation. In 1997,...