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Hanford worker dies day before ruling in lawsuit

http://www.tdn.com/articles/2008/...ews/doc48535fdf9621a365406955.txt

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A worker who was splashed with hazardous and radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation in 2002 died this week of cancer, one day before a federal appeals court ruled in his lawsuit against a contractor at the site.

Daniel Golden, 56, of Sunnyside, died Tuesday. He had been diagnosed with cancer a little more than a year ago, said his son, Dave Golden.

Before his cancer diagnosis, Daniel Golden filed suit against U.S. Department of Energy contractor CH2M Hill Hanford Group, claiming the accident caused him physical injuries ranging from colitis to sinusitis, as well as emotional distress.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday remanded part of the case back to U.S. District Court in Eastern Washington.

The appeals court found that the lower court was correct in its summary judgment that attorneys had not proven the accident caused his illnesses. However, the appeals court also ruled that the lower court could have considered Golden's case for compensation for emotional distress and his wife's case for loss of consortium.