Widmark v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis
454 F.3d 1063 · 2006
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 19 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Tackett v. Apfel · United States v. Patterson · Carl Edlund v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security · Jones v. Heckler
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 75 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If the evidence can support either outcome, the court may not substitute its judgment for that of the ALJ. But the Commissioner’s decision eannot be affirmed simply by isolating a specific quantum of supporting evidence. Rather, a court must consider the record as a whole, weighing both evidence that supports and evidence that detracts from the [administrative] conclusion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Kinder v. Berryhill“[W]e find that the ALJ’s reliance on [the claimant’s] failure to mention a physical problem . . . is especially unreasonable in light of the ALJ’s special duties with regard to developing the record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he ALJ has a special duty to fully and fairly develop the record and to assure that the claimant's interests are considered.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Luther v. Berryhill
How this case has been treated — in progress
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