Legal Opinion
Sexton v. Local Police & Fire Retirement System
Court of Appeals of Arkansas
Decided October 26, 2016No. CV-13-1133PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrandon J. Harrison, Judge
[ iJane Sexton, as personal representative of the estate of Harold Planchón, appeals the denial of duty-related disability benefits to her late husband. The Arkansas Local Police and Fire Retirement System (LOPFI) found that Planchón had failed to prove a causal relationship between his disability (colon cancer) and his employment as a firefighter and instead awarded him nonduty disability benefits. The LOP-FI Board of Trustees (the Board) confirmed this decision. Now, Sexton argues that the Board used an incorrect standard to decide whether Planchon’s work environment was linked to his…
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