Employers Insurance Co. of Nevada v. Daniels

OPINION

By the Court,

Gibbons, J.:

Nevada has a statutory firefighters’ conclusive presumption, that the heart disease of full-time firefighters who have been employed for five years or more before becoming disabled arises from employment. In this case, the firefighter worked at least five years for each of two successive employers before becoming disabled from heart disease. Thus, we must determine which of the two employers is liable for medical and disability payments. We conclude that the last injurious exposure rule applies in these circumstances and places responsibility for compensation…