Second Circuit Issues Ruling in Clark
August 19, 2010
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a decision in March in the Clark case, which challenged the Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) policy of terminating/denying benefits to claimants with outstanding probation or parole violation warrants. Read More

Supreme Court Denies Cert
June 14, 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to review two disability claims arising from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Read More

District Court Remands After Finding Illiteracy
June 14, 2010
In Campbell v. Astrue, -- F. Supp.2d --, 2010 WL 1993851 (N.D.N.Y. May 17, 2010), Magistrate Victor Bianchini of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York issued a Report and Recommendation, adopted by Chief Judge Norman Mordue, remanding an SSI case for further proceedings where the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) decision to deny benefits was based on a finding of literacy that was not supported by substantial evidence. Read More

Court of Appeals Issues Guidance on Credibility
June 14, 2010
In two recent summary orders, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has provided guidance for the evaluation of credibility in disability claims. As advocates are aware, credibility determinations can often be the linchpin of cases, and all too often, Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) make these determinations somewhat cavalierly, to say the least. Read More

Martinez Class Members Provided Medicare Part B Protections
June 14, 2010
Thanks to Martinez class counsel, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has agreed to remedy a problem facing certain class members trying to get back into Medicare Part B. Read More