United States Seventh Circuit

The administrative law judge must explain why a medical expert's testimony is medically significant, and medical reasoning must support expert's beliefs.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/30/2000
• Decided 06/29/2001
• Published 06/29/2001

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mark E. Solomons (argued), Laura M. Klaus, Greenberg, Traurig, Washington, DC, for Petitioners., Jack N. Vanstone (argued), Evansville, IN, for Jane McCandless., Ida Castro, Sarah Hurley, Dept. of Labor Appellate Litigation, Washington, DC, Patricia M. Nece, Donald S. Shire, Dept. of Labor Office of the Solicitor, Washington, DC, for Office of Workers' Compensation Programs., Thomas O. Shepherd, Jr., Benefits Review Board, Washington, DC, for Benefits Review Board.