Hammond ex rel. Estate of Hammond v. United States

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

J. MICHELLE CHILDS, United States District Judge

Plaintiff James Reilly Hammond (“Plaintiff’), as Personal Representative for the Estate of James W. Hammond (“James Hammond”), filed this declaratory judgment action against Defendants United States of America (the “Government”) and the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) (collectively “Defendants”) seeking a declaration by the court that his father’s estate should be awarded $125,000.00 compensation by the DOL under Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000'…