· 2/21/1992
Amax Coal Company v. Ruby Beasley, Widow of Robert v. Beasley, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor
Citations
- 957 F.2d 324
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- stating that “utter certainty” isn’t required in medical opinions and the court doesn’t “expect dogmatic diagnoses from a careful scientist”
- on review, district court is permitted to take into account evidence detracting from the ALJ’s decision
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Coffey
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