Tom Lisy, a retired firefighter, won an Ohio Industrial Commission hearing after filing a Palumbo Act claim when Garfield Heights refused to cover him after his cancer diagnosis.

You can read the decision here.

Lisy's story

Lisy was a member of the Garfield Heights Fire Department for nearly 35 years.

"When I retired, I was looking forward to traveling, having fun," he said. "Then I find out I have cancer."

He filed a Palumbo Act claim after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Ohio approved his claim.

But Garfield Heights refused. Ohio says firefighting caused their cancer. But cities won't pay their claims.

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