WATSON v. SOLIS

No. 10-6382.

693 F.3d 620 (2012)

Patricia D. WATSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hilda SOLIS, in her official capacity as Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: August 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Douglas C. Weinstein , Slovis, Rutherford & Weinstein, P.L.L.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Anisha Dasgupta , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Douglas C. Weinstein , Slovis, Rutherford & Weinstein, P.L.L.C., Knoxville, Tennessee, for Appellant. Anisha Dasgupta , Danielle Carim Gray , United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN, SUTTON, and BALDOCK, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Patricia Watson challenges the Department of Labor's interpretation and application of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. § 7384 et seq., which provides benefits to individuals or their survivors for illnesses incurred from exposure to toxic substances while working for the Department of Energy or certain related entities. Watson's father died of complications...

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