On-Duty Firefighter's Hoops Injury is Covered, Court Rules

A city’s argument that a firefighter’s on-duty basketball injury was not compensable would produce absurd results, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals concluded. Case: City of Kenosha v. LIRC (Leipzig), No. 2010AP883, 3/16/11. Published.Facts: Charles Leipzig, a firefighter with the City of Kenosha, was injured while on 24-hour duty. He was playing basketball at a city fire station when he reached out for the ball, felt a “pop” in his right arm, and felt pain. Leipzig had suffered a complete “distal biceps rupture,” and missed about four months of work. He filed ...