Legal Opinion
Ronald L. DeLORME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 23, 1991No. 89-35661PublishedCited by 406 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:
Ronald DeLorme injured his back repeatedly during and after his employment as an interstate bus driver. He appeals from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) rejecting his application for disability benefits. We reverse and remand.
I. FACTS
DeLorme was a bus driver employed by Greyhound when he sustained his first back injury while changing a tire in 1977. He wanted to resume work as a driver, and returned to work although his orthopedist warned that the physical strain at the…
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