OPINION
GERALD J. WEBER, District Judge.
In this Federal Tort Claims Act suit, the government has raised a statutory employer defense under the Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act, 77 Pa.S.A. § 1 et seq. Because we conclude that the United States was the owner of the site, and under the Workmen's Compensation Act an owner cannot be a statutory employer, we will deny the government's motion.
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) owns...
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