An Ohio appellate court ruled that a firefighter was not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for his amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, as he failed to prove his work-related exposure to toxins had caused him to develop this neurological disease.
Case: Rusin v. Bueherer, No. C-160772, 11/03/2017, published.
Facts and procedural history: Mark Rusin was a firefighter for the City of Cincinnati for more than 25 years.
In 2005, he began to experience joint pain, weakness, spasms and difficulty coordinating his movements.
His doctors eventually determi...
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