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How Virginia GOP Senate candidates differ on Social Security, data centers
Virginia GOP Senate candidates Mizusawa, Williams, and Farington differ on Social Security funding and data center policies ahead of the August primary.
4th Cir.: State disability findings may deserve substantial weight
An administrative law judge erred in according little weight to a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services determination that the Social Security claimant qualified as disabled. The ALJ […]
Too Little Credit to Treating Physicians’ Testimony
An administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration improperly discounted medical opinions by a claimant’s treating physicians in favor of testimony by a non-treating physician, the circuit court held. […]
Claim Remanded on Vocational Measures
A 35-year-old man with a high school education, who has worked as a factory loader, production worker, shipping loader, tree trimmer and hardwood floor installer, and who suffers from severe […]
How to protect a child’s SSI benefits into adulthood
Many parents do not realize that their children may be at risk for losing Supplemental Security Income benefits upon turning 18. It is important that attorneys advise their clients of […]
Remand Ordered for Back Injury Claim
A district court did not err in its application of the Social Security Administration’s Listing 1.04A to claimant’s back impairment, but it did abuse its discretion in directing the administrative […]
ALJ Rejects Treating Docs’ Opinions
The Harrisonburg U.S. District Court says the ALJ was justified in rejecting opinions of claimant’s treating physicians on her levels of mental and physical disability and her claim for benefits; […]
Legal Tech
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR : New dedicated coverage of tech challenges facing law firms and legal departments
- Gemini Legal launches DraftEngine for civil litigation forms
- Lawyers continue to grapple with AI ethical issues
Verdicts & Settlements
- Medical Malpractice – Death from cancer followed stomach pain misdiagnosis
- Workers’ Compensation – Seasonal worker paralyzed in tobacco baler accident
- Medical Malpractice – Jurors side with doctor in suit over rescue surgery
- Motor Vehicle Negligence – Unicycle rider dies after being hit by car
- Premises Liability – Delivery driver injured by porch decking collapse
Opinion Digests
- Criminal – Allen charge wasn’t abuse of discretion
- Evidence – Expert’s exclusion from trial deemed harmless
- Parent and child – Mother held in contempt for violating visitation order
- Criminal – Court refuses to continue trial despite missing witness
- Criminal – Meth defendant wasn’t entitled to sentencing safety valve
- Tort – Comments about plaintiff were protected opinions
- Real Property – Condo unit owner challenges expansion plans
