United States Third Circuit

In a dispute involving a denial of Social Security disability insurance benefits, district court judgment is vacated and remanded where the ALJ acknowledged plaintiff's severe obesity as an impairment, but failed to consider its impact in combination with her other impairments on her workplace performance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/22/2009
• Decided 08/12/2009
• Published 08/12/2009

Judges

• Before RENDELL, STAPLETON and ALARCÓN , Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Abraham S. Alter, Esq. [ARGUED] Langton & Alter, Rahway, NJ, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karla J. Gwinn, Esq. [ARGUED] Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel-Region II, New York, NY, for Appellee.