O'Donnell v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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 35 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “an ALJ may not discount a claimant's allegations ... solely because the objective medical evidence does not fully support them”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 312 F. Supp. 2d 1187 - Anderson v. Barnhart · 334 F. Supp. 2d 1155 - Gump v. Barnhart

2. “claimant's prior work history; daily activities; duration, frequency and intensity of the pain; dosage, effectiveness and side effects of medications; precipitating and aggravating factors; and functional restrictions.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Medhaug v. Astrue · Goff v. Barnhart

3. “We will affirm the ALJ’s findings if they are supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.... However, the review we undertake is more than an examination of the record for the existence of substantial evidence in support of the Commissioner’s decision[;] we also take into account whatever in the record fairly detracts from that decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 279 F. Supp. 2d 1080 - USOC of Greater Iowa, Inc. v. City of Bellevue