Legal Opinion
Wendell L. Stephens, Sr. v. Margaret Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 1985No. 84-1994PublishedCited by 501 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
A person who suffers an injury on the job usually gets compensation according to the extent of the loss. If the injury forces the person to move to a less demanding but less remunerative job, either the workers’ compensation system or the tort system will afford relief. The greater the reduction in income, the greater the compensation. A person who loses 30% of his earnings potential will be rated 30% disabled under workers’ compensation or recover a tort judgment equal to the present value of 30% of his future earnings. This reflects the fact that the loss from…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Daniel P. Cotter v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Heckler v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- John M. ZALEWSKI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by501 opinions
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- Julian DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Donald ROHAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Miguel GONZALEZ, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant/AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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