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HOWARD v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS

No. 42652.

120 P.3d 410 (2005)

Oscar HOWARD, Appellant, v. CITY OF LAS VEGAS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

October 6, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greenman Goldberg Raby & Martinez and Lisa M. Anderson and John A. Greenman, Las Vegas, for Appellant.

Santoro, Driggs, Walch, Kearney, Johnson & Thompson and Daniel L. Schwartz, Las Vegas, for Respondent.

Before ROSE, GIBBONS and HARDESTY, JJ.

OPINION

HARDESTY, J.

In this opinion, we consider the extent to which a firefighter who retires and, thereafter, suffers a heart attack, is entitled to temporary total disability benefits. Although Nevada law is clear that retired firefighters who sustain a disability post-retirement are entitled to medical benefits,1 we conclude that the Legislature's method for calculating compensation precludes an award for temporary...

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