HIGGINS v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SEC. ADMIN.

No. 17-2737.

898 F.3d 793 (2018)

John A. HIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellant v. COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 1, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David D. Camp , Access Disability, LLC, Saint Louis, MO, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jane Rund , Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office Eastern District of Missouri, Saint Louis, MO, Angela Gail Thornton-Millard , Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel Region VII, Kansas City, MO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before SMITH, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.


This social security case turns on whether the administrative law judge (ALJ) properly relied on expert testimony about an accommodation commonly found in the workplace. Concluding the reliance was proper, we affirm the district court's1 decision upholding the denial of benefits.

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