United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's social security benefits is reversed where the administrative law judge improperly equated plaintiff's past relevant work to sedentary work, and failed to consider whether she could perform the duties of the specific jobs that she had held.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2004
• Published 10/26/2004

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barry A. Schultz (argued), Evanston, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen L. Sayon (argued), Social Security Admin., Office of General Counsel, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.