Legal Opinion
Olveda v. United States
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided February 17, 1981No. Civ. A. M-78-10-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEGER, District Judge.
This is a Federal Tort Claim Action filed against the United States because of radiation exposure to the Plaintiff, Mr. Olveda, while he was employed at the Rocky Flats Plant near Boulder, Colorado. The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission owned and Dow Chemical Company, an independent contractor with the United States, managed and operated the Rocky Flats Plant during that time. Mr. Olveda was an employee of the Dow Chemical Company.
In connection with his employment Mr. Olveda was involved in an accident during which he was substantially contaminated with plutonium.…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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