Legal Opinion
Leonard E. Cassella v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 1, 2006No. 06-5035PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Chief Judge.
The claim at issue in this case was brought under the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Act (“PSOBA” or “Act”) of 1976, Pub.L. No. 94-430 (codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. §§ 3796-96C (2000)). The United States appeals an October 19, 2005 order of the United States Court of Federal Claims holding that Mrs. Mildred W. Cassella, a part-time Special School Zone Police Officer (“SSZPO”) employed by the City of Weirton (WV) Police Department (“WPD”), was a “public safety officer” who died as a direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the “line of duty,” and…
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