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Joe Whitcomb: January 29, 2025
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld the Social Security Administration’s denial of disability benefits to former police officer Shannon Montgomery. The December 2024 ruling in Montgomery v. O'Malley marks the...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 29, 2025
The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled on disability discrimination claims in Der Sarkisian v. Austin Preparatory School, clarifying legal...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 29, 2025
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that equitable tolling does not apply to retroactive disability benefits claims under 38 U.S.C....
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Joe Whitcomb: January 27, 2025
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that veterans' disability benefits must be included as income when determining child support obligations....
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Joe Whitcomb: January 27, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Rudisill v. McDonough, ruling that veterans with multiple periods of qualifying military service...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 22, 2025
The case of Hi-Tech Flooring, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Santucci), decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2022,...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 18, 2025
The case of Carla S. v. O'Malley, decided by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in January 2024, involved a...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 17, 2025
The Colorado Court of Appeals issued a significant decision in Peoples v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office in 2019, addressing how the Social Security...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 04, 2025
The case of Hoyal v. Pioneer Sand Co., decided by the Supreme Court of Colorado, addressed an important question in wrongful death claims: whether a...
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Joe Whitcomb: January 03, 2025
The case of Gonzales v. Mascarenas, decided by the Colorado Court of Appeals in 2008, raises pivotal questions about wrongful death claims....
