Herrmann v. Colvin’s Empirical Analysis

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10 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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

1. “Light work involves lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of waiting or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that he or she can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Anders v. Berryhill

2. “[The ALJ] state[d] that the opinion of one of the-applicant’s'treating physicians[] would be “given-no significant weight, because the functional limitations are not supported by [the-doctor’s] sparse treatment statement notes or by examination findings made by other physicians.” The administrative law judge seems to have thought that a physician’s evidence can be disregarded unless he has detailed notes to back it up and other physicians provide identical evidence even if they don’t contradict him — in other words no credibility without corroboration, These are insufficient grounds for disbelieving the evidence of a qualified professional.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Williams v. Berryhill