Building & Construction Department v. Rockwell International Corp.

TACHA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment dismissing their claims for medical monitoring brought under the Price-Anderson Act. The district court held that such claims were barred under the exclusivity provisions of the Colorado Workmen’s Compensation Act. We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants.

I. Background

This litigation has a long history. Plaintiffs are current and former employees (“employee plaintiffs”) of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant in Golden, Colorado…