Legal Opinion
Daniel Brink v. Continental Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 2, 2015No. 13-7165PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge SENTELLE.
SENTELLE, Senior Circuit Judge:
Appellant Daniel Brink, joined by thirty-one other individuals, brought a class action lawsuit stemming from the workers’ compensation benefits owed to class members under the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1651 et seq., for injuries suffered while working for United States government contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. In connection with their Base Act claims, appellants alleged that several government contractors, insurance companies, and third parties (collectively “contractors”) committed torts and…
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