NORTH COLLIER FIRE CONTROL v. HARLEM

No. 1D21-17.

371 So.3d 368 (2023)

NORTH COLLIER FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT and PGCS, Appellants, v. John David HARLEM, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 9, 2023.

Rehearing Denied September 26, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George A. Helm III and George W. Boring III of George A. Helm III, P.A., Lake Mary, for Appellants.

Bill McCabe of William J. McCabe, P.A., Longwood; and Tonya A. Oliver and Aimee Gartland of Oliver & Fox, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.


Before us for review is a final compensation order determining that the appellee's thoracic aortic aneurysm is compensable under the Workers' Compensation Law. The determination was based on a conclusion that the aneurysm constituted "heart disease," which led to an application of the statutory presumption available to firefighters...

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