Lawson v. Gen. Elec. Co.
District Court, E.D. Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtCharles Ronald Norgle, Judge
Plaintiffs Steven Lawson ("Mr. Lawson") and Darla Lawson (collectively, "Plaintiffs") bring this public liability action against General Electric Company ("GE") under the Price-Anderson Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2011, et seq. Plaintiffs claim that Mr. Lawson developed brain degeneration with dementia as the result of occupational doses of radiation he received while working on numerous nuclear power plants in the United States and Spain. Before the Court is Defendant's motion for summary judgment, focused on the issue of whether GE owed Mr. Lawson a duty of care, as provided by federal permissible…
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