Pearson v. Bowen’s Empirical Analysis
866 F.2d 809 · 1989
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Brody v. Guercio · Fraga v. Bowen · Cook v. Heckler · Dellolio v. Heckler · Jones v. Bowen
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“of specific jobs [the claimant] can perform that fall within the light work category but require no more [sitting] or standing than [he] is capable of performing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“is more than a scintilla, less than a preponderance, and is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Garcia v. Sullivan“a good deal of walking or standing, or ... sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.