Evidence Shows Claimant Not Able To Work In Sedentary Position, Panel Says

Mealey's (November 9, 2016, 12:17 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A district court erred in determining that a disability claimant was capable of working in a sedentary position because the evidence shows that the claimant was able to sit for only four hours in an eight-hour workday, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals said Nov. 4 (Avery Armani v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., No. 14-56866, 9th Cir.; 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 19925)....