The court reversed summary judgment for the school district and remanded for trial because material factual disputes remained over whether Taylor’s bipolar disorder substantially limited her ability to think while treated and whether the district participated in good faith in finding reasonable accommodations.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1999
Published opinions from 1999. The case name opens the case page.
1999 opinions
The court upheld the agency’s assessment of Plummer’s physical limitations and its reliance on a vocational expert because those conclusions were supported by substantial evidence and the hypothetical included the credible physical limitations.
3rd Cir.Mark D. Tourscher, Appellant v. John McCullough; Kathy Emil; Commissioner Horn; Jay Whitesel, (d.c. Civil No…
July 12, 1999184 F.3d 236
The court held that Tourscher remained a duly convicted prisoner, and could be required to work, while the Commonwealth’s appeal-related petition stayed the reversal of his conviction; it vacated dismissal of his claim concerning work after that stay expired because the record did not establish what work or how many…
3rd Cir.Lisa Schaudeck, Appellant v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
June 25, 1999181 F.3d 429
The court reversed the district court’s order and remanded because the ALJ applied an erroneous meaning of “controlled by” when assessing the listed impairment and did not adequately consider the chemotherapy evidence or explain the credibility and work-capacity findings.
The Third Circuit affirmed the judgment upholding the denial of disability insurance benefits because the ALJ’s findings were supported by substantial evidence. It held that the chiropractor’s opinion was not entitled to controlling weight as an acceptable medical source, though it could be considered, and concluded…