The claim for a benefit under BLBA was filed by the widow of a person, DC who died of lung cancer. The benefits under the BLBA can be taken only when the widow is able to prove that the exposure to the coal dust was a substantial factor for the death of DC. The person, DC worked at a coal mine but he has been a smoker for a long time. The physician during the benefits hearing testified that the death was caused by coal dust. The Court granted the benefits. To find: The judgment of the appellant court in the case.

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18-6. Discharge by Operation of Law. Dr. Jake Lambert signed an employment agreement with Baptist Health Services, Inc., to provide cardiothoracic surgery services to Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Inc., in Oxford, Mississippi. Complaints about Lambert's behavior arose almost immediately. He was evaluated by a team of doctors and psychologists, who diagnosed him as suffering from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder and concluded that he was unfit to practice medicine. Based on this conclusion, the hospital suspended his staff privileges. Citing the suspension, Baptist Health Services claimed that Lambert had breached his employment contract. What is Lambert's best defense to this claim? Explain. [Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Inc. v. Lambert, 157 So.3d 109 (Miss.App. 2015)] (See Discharge by Operation of Law.)

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Case summary: The claim for a benefit under BLBA was filed by the widow of a person, DC who died of lung cancer. The benefits under the BLBA can be taken only when the widow is able to prove that the exposure to the coal dust was a substantial factor for the death of DC. The person, DC worked at a coal mine but he has been a smoker for a long time. The physician during the benefits hearing testified that the death was caused by coal dust. The Court granted the benefits.

To find:The judgment of the appellant court in the case.

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