By reason of the benefits and coverage herein and the additional burdens placed upon the City of Fort Worth and the fund, it is expressly provided that no member of the fund shall have the right to sue the city with respect to this fund for disability sustained in line of duty, as heretofore defined; and by virtue of membership in the fund, the member accepts the benefits provided by the fund in lieu of any alleged right at law to sue the city or this fund for damages. No heir or legal representative of a member who is injured in line of duty, which injury results in death, shall have the right to sue the city for damages by reason thereof, but such heir or legal representative shall accept the benefits provided under the employees’ retirement fund ordinances of the City of Fort Worth in lieu of such right to sue for damages in a court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 20471-10-2012, § 2, passed 10-23-2012)