Legal Opinion
Patricia Watson v. Secretary of Labor
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 10, 2012No. 10-6382PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.
Patricia Watson challenges the Department of Labor’s interpretation and application of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. § 7384 et seq., which provides benefits to individuals or their survivors for illnesses incurred from exposure to toxic substances while working for the Department of Energy or certain related entities. Watson’s father died of complications from Hodgkin’s disease in 1964; Watson filed a claim in 2002 for survivor benefits under the Act. The Department of Labor denied Watson’s…
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