Legal Opinion
David S. Meik v. National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 14, 1983No. 82-7175PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
David S. Meik flew as an United Airlines pilot continuously from 1964 through 1978. In June 1978, at the age of thirty-five, he suffered a moderate cerebrovascular accident (CVA), i.e., stroke. He was hospitalized for a week, during which time he experienced difficulty with speaking and with motor coordination in his right hand. However by the time he was released, he could speak normally and his hand was much better. He has experienced no recurrence since and has no present disability of speech or hand.
Generally, a stroke results from a blockage in a blood vessel in the brain. In Meik’s…
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