The city of Austin will drop a workers’ compensation lawsuit against an Austin firefighter who was diagnosed with cancer and has argued the disease is related to her work, City Manager Spencer Cronk announced Tuesday.
“After discussion with council today, I have asked the law department to dismiss the current litigation involving our firefighter, Carrie Stewart,” Cronk said in an email Tuesday to Mayor Steve Adler and City Council. “This has been a difficult situation from the beginning, and as your new city manager, I am glad to have council’s perspective on this matter as I reviewed it for the first time. While every workers compensation claim will be different, the circumstances here compel me to abide by the decision of the Department of Workers Compensation.”