Legal Opinion

Albert E. DAVIDSON, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant, Appellant

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 21, 1991No. 90-2190PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

The Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) appeals the decision of the district court reversing the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) reduction of the plaintiff’s social security disability benefits pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 424a, the “offset” provision. Specifically, the Secretary challenges the court’s exclusion of the plaintiff’s permanent impairment award under N.H.Rev.Stat.Ann. (“RSA”) 281:26 from the offsettable amount. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

I. BACKGROUND

In May 1985 plaintiff Albert E. Davidson was awarded weekly…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Richardson v. BelcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Ethel M. Munsinger v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
  4. 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
  5. Ranger v. New Hampshire Youth Development CenterSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Joseph KRYSZTOFORSKI, Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. United States v. RoyalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Gerald v. HODGE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
  4. Donna Olson, for the Estate of Gordon E. Olson, Deceased v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  5. Nicely v. McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie & KirklandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998

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