Green v. United States Department of Labor

LAY, Chief Judge.

This appeal involves a case under the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8193 (1982), in which the district court entered summary judgment in favor of the United States on its claim for reimbursement out of the proceeds of a federal postal employee’s state court damage award against a third party tortfeasor. The district court also granted summary judgments on the various cross-claims of the other parties to the action. For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the judgment in favor of the government, but reverse in part the dismissal of the…