Legal Opinion · Dissent

Moore v. Bell

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 13, 2008No. 07-55139Published

1DissentRobart, District Judge

I respectfully dissent. As a reviewing court, we may not simply ignore the unanimous medical conclusion that Mr. Moore is no longer totally and permanently disabled because his significant impairment does *602not prevent him from performing “sedentary” or “light” work with restrictions. I do not agree that a vocational expert, accepting the uncontroverted medical testimony that Moore is capable of performing a broad class of work, could possibly conclude that he is incapable of performing “any occupation” even on a part-time basis. The Board did not abuse its discretion by following the Plan’s…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Doyle v. Paul Revere Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
  2. Saffon v. Wells Fargo & Co. Long Term Disability PlanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
  3. Vicki Jordan v. Northrop Grumman Corporation Welfare Benefit Plan Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  4. Ralph Block v. Pitney Bowes Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
  5. Clifford Duhon v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994

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