Palmeri v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
7 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Callahan v. Pennsylvania State Police · Woodward v. Pittsburgh Engineering & Construction Co. · Niggel v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. · Kurtz v. Erie · 86 Cal. App. 3d 721 - Duthie v. Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]t was critical for the State Police to establish on the record a factual basis for concluding that the duration of Palmeri’s incapacitation raised a reasonable inference of permanence. In order to conclude that his condition was permanent there needed to be evidence linking Palmeri’s circumstances — i.e. the nature of his condition, his treatment history, his general health, his current medical status, and other relevant factors — to a scientific probability that his condition would not improve sufficiently to make him capable of returning to active duty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[t]he principal difficulty of this case is the absence of articulated standards for determining when a disability, once having been classified as temporary under the Act, may be deemed permanent.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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