Blalock v. Richardson’s Empirical Analysis
483 F.2d 773 · 1972
Citation profile
42 federal appellate · 55 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 227 later decisions — most recently March 2019 · most notably Hays v. Sullivan (1990), Hall v. Harris (1981)
42 federal appellate · 55 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Laws v. Celebrezze · Thomas v. Celebrezze · Underwood v. Ribicoff
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 227 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““evidence which a reasoning mind would accept as sufficient to support a particular conclusion. It consists of more than a mere scintilla of evidence but may be somewhat less than a preponderance. If there is evidence to justify a refusal to direct a verdict were the case before a jury, then there is ‘substantial evidence.’ ””
26 later decisions quote this exact passage“The findings of the Secretary as to any fact, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage“(1) the objective medical facts; (2) the diagnoses and expert opinions of treating and examining physicians on subsidiary questions of fact; (3) subjective evidence of pain testified to by the claimant and corroborated by family and neighbors; (4) the claimant’s educational background, work history, and present age. Blalock v. Richardson, supra, citing Underwood v. Ribicoff, 298 F.2d 850 (4th Cir.1962).”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.