The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of death benefits to a cancer-stricken firefighter’s widow, as well as an assessment of penalties against his employer for failing to pay an insurance carrier’s subrogation lien.
Wayne Deloatch worked as a firefighter for the City of Philadelphia. He filed a workers’ compensation claim after he was diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer, asserting that his cancer came from exposure to carcinogens while working.
A workers’ compensation judge dismissed Deloatch’s claim, finding the evidence did not establi...
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