James P. Renner v. At&t (068744)

Judge RODRÍGUEZ (temporarily assigned) delivered opinion of the court.

In this appeal, we consider the statutory requirements for establishing a compensable claim for cardiovascular injury disease or death, as defined by N.J.S.A. 34:15-7.2 (section 7.2) of New Jersey’s Workers’ Compensation law. Section 7.2 was enacted in 1979 as part of comprehensive reforms to the Workers’ Compensation system. In that amendment, the Legislature set higher standards of proof and causation for cardiovascular claims.

Here, we apply those standards to a petition filed by petitioner James Renner (James), who…