Legal Opinion

Butler v. United States Department of Labor

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 26, 2018No. Civil Action No. 2016-1115Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SHEILA DARLENE BUTLER, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 16-cv-1115 (CRC) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Sheila Butler’s husband tragically perished in a fire while working at an Ohio natural gas facility. Seeking evidence for a wrongful death action against the operators of the facility, Ms. Butler lodged a Freedom of Information Act request with the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) for records related to its investigation of the incident. The Labor…

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