Erickson v. Ribicoff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

29 federal appellate ·

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 51 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““The term ‘disability’ means inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of aiiy medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be ex pected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration.” [ 42 U.S.C. § 423 (c) (2); see 42 U.S.C. § 416 (i) (1) (A).]”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carden v. Gardner · Letha E. Carden v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

2. “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jenkins v. Gardner

3. “there must be substantial evidence of what kind of work [claimant] is able to do and what employment opportunities are available for a [person] who can do only what claimant can do”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Carden v. W Gardner