When you can’t work and apply for Unemployment, are you out of luck if you also eventually need Social Security Disability Income (“SSDI”)? “NO” is the short answer from Herndon and Reston area disability Lawyer Doug Landau. In a recent case from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Social Security Administrative Law Judge…
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Expert witnesses for the Federal Government are to be expected at Social Security Disability Hearings. However, when the Judge’s own hired professional agrees that the unemployed worker is “disabled,” chances are that a “Fully Favorable” opinion will be written by the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). In a Social Security case tried by Doug Landau in…
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A deposition is a witness’s sworn testimony taken out of court. It is used to gather information as part of the discovery process. While an insurance lawyer can ask many questions at a deposition that would not be permitted at a trial, several areas of interrogation are likely: Lawyers typically start with very easy introductory…
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The Supreme Court’s 2013 ruling that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional means the Social Security Administration (SSA) is no longer prevented from recognizing same-sex marriages to determine entitlement or payment amount when it comes to disability benefits. In short, SSA is now able to pay benefits to more same-sex…
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