Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 14, 1986No. Nos. 85-5814, 86-5072PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
Appellees John Wilson and Mary Christopher originally brought this action in 1984 to appeal the decisions of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the “Secretary”) denying their applications for disability insurance benefits. Appellees subsequently amended their complaint to include class action allegations and requests for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Secretary. Specifically, they challenged the Secretary’s policy of denying or terminating disability benefits solely because claimants’ impairments are not medically “severe” and without…
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