TIDWELL v. CITY OF MEMPHIS


193 S.W.3d 555 (2006)

Roy L. TIDWELL and Richard Coggins, et al. v. CITY OF MEMPHIS.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

May 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Ford Canale, III, Donald A. Donati, William B. Ryan, and Timothy Taylor, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellants, Roy L. Tidwell and Richard Coggins, et al.

Sam L. Crain, Jr., and Sara Hall, Memphis, Tennessee, for the appellee, City of Memphis. Thomas A. Woodley, Washington DC, for the amicus curiae, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO.


OPINION

ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., E. RILEY ANDERSON, JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined.

This case involves an appeal filed by thirteen firefighters and one police officer currently or previously employed by the City of Memphis. Each of the employees was diagnosed with an illness or condition claimed to be work-related. After the City of Memphis denied the employees...

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