Fireman Sues New York over catastrophic injury

"After working diligently to release the victim from under the smoldering debris, while on his hands and knees, Kedroski immediately and without delay dragged the 180 to 200 pound victim out through the building into safety," said the lawsuit.

Kedroski and his lawyer, Ann O'Connell, assert that state law requires the city, as his employer, to pay the entire premium of his city health insurance plan for the firefighter, his spouse and for each of his dependant children. His two children are under the age of 18. The lawsuit also points out the fact that the Des Plaines Firefighters Pension Fund Board awarded Kedroski a line-of-duty disability pension, said John Q. Kelly, a New York catastrophic injury lawyer.