Nevada High Court Affirms Firefighter’s Award Despite Lack of Rebuttable Presumption

LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Supreme Court has affirmed a benefit award for a Las Vegas firefighter who contended that his cancer qualifies as a compensable occupational disease despite not meeting that criteria under the state’s rebuttable presumption statute.

The high court held May 2 that a lower court did not err in denying judicial review to the City of Las Vegas and denying the claimant benefits under an alternative workers’ compensation statute.

The high court’s ruling resolved an issue that arose when firefighter Keith Evans sought workers’ compensation benefits after he was diagnosed with a brain tumor four years …