Legal Opinion
Sciarotta v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 14, 1986No. Civ. 85-2507PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COWEN, District Judge:
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Guiseppe Sciarotta was employed by Trenton Pipe & Nipple Company. On July 19, 1979, he had a heart attack at work. He has been disabled since that time.
Sciarotta filed a claim for worker’s compensation in August 1979. In October 1981, the claim was settled for a lump sum of $40,000. Sciarotta applied for and received social security disability benefits. The Social Security Administration, however, reduced his social security award because of his receipt of worker’s compensation. This decision was made final on March 27, 1985 when the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Schweiker v. Gray PanthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Jimmy Swain, Arlene Weaver and Frank W. Bower v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Ries v. Harry Kane, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1983
3Cited by5 opinions
- Joseph KRYSZTOFORSKI, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Guiseppe SCIAROTTA, Appellee, v. Hon. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Sciarotta v. BowenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Krysztoforski v. ChaterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- MARIO RIVERA v. Commissioner of Social SecurityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2000