Stephen A. Cook v. United States of America, on Behalf of U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration

Plaintiff-Appellant Stephen A. Cook appeals the dismissal of his Federal Torts Claims Act (FTCA) suit for failure to furnish sufficient and timely notice to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) of his claim against that agency. Finding no reversible error by the district court, we affirm.

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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

In November 1987 Cook complained to OSHA about alleged violations by his employer, the United States Postal Service. Thereafter, alleges Cook, an OSHA employee negligently revealed Cook’s name to the postal service. Cook insists that, as a result of that disclosure, he…