U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2005

The court held that the Suits in Admiralty Act’s two-year limitations period is not jurisdictional and is subject to the rebuttable presumption of equitable tolling. It nevertheless affirmed dismissal because the Government’s advice to pursue an administrative claim did not actively mislead Hedges or prevent him from…

The court affirmed the grant of summary judgment for the Commissioner, concluding that the denial of SSI benefits was supported by substantial evidence. It held that the ALJ’s treatment of Rutherford’s obesity did not require remand, that the vocational-expert hypotheticals adequately reflected her credibly…