Legal Opinion
Heilman v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 10, 1984No. 83-1400PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
Sandra Heilman and Andrew Lind, as Executors (“the Executors”), and Sandra Heilman in her own right,1 brought this action against the United States and the Department of the Navy for the wrongful death of F. William Heilman (Heilman). The complaint alleges that Heilman was exposed to radiation resulting from atomic tests in which he participated (1) while he was enlisted in the Navy from 1944 to *11061947, and (2) while he was employed as a civilian consultant to the Navy from 1947 to 1955. Heilman subsequently contracted multiple myeloma, a cancer of…
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3Cited by53 opinions
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