Ellison v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 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 109 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “We affirm the Commissioner's decision on a disability benefits application if it is supported by substantial evidence and the Commissioner applied the correct legal standards.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Washington v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. · Lindell Washington v. Commissioner of Social Security

2. “Although a claimant bears the burden of demonstrating an inability to return to his past relevant work, the Secretary has an obligation to develop a full and fair record. Where there is no evidence of the physical requirements and demands of the claimant’s past work and no detailed description of the required duties was solicited or proffered, the Secretary cannot properly determine whether the claimant has the residual functional capacity to perform his past relevant work.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Eileen J. Waldrop v. Commr. of Social Security

3. “Additionally, when an ALJ relies on noncompliance as the sole ground for the denial of disability benefits, and the record contains evidence showing that the claimant is financially unable to comply with prescribed treatment, the ALJ is required to determine whether the claimant was able to afford the prescribed treatment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 551 F. Supp. 2d 1308 - Stewart v. Astrue