Case summary: Flowers v. U.S. Dept. of Health & human Services (U.s. Fourth Circuit court of appeals 1990)

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United States Court of Appeals,
Fourth Circuit.
Stroun A. FLOWERS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 89-1413.

Argued Nov. 3, 1989.
Decided May 29, 1990.

Charles H. Cuthbert Jr. of Cuthbert Law Offices in Petersburg, Va. won this appeal that secured disability benefits for his Social Security client. An Administrative Law Judge initially ruled that Cuthbert’s client, Stroun A. Flowers Jr., was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act. Cuthbert argued that Mr. Flowers was disabled due to seizures and other health problems. In a May 29, 1990 opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed with Cuthbert’s position, holding that, as a matter of law, a claimant is disabled if mildly mentally retarded and also unable to do past relevant work.  This was a landmark conclusion which remains good law throughout the nation.

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