Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.140

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 21 citation events across 21 distinct cases.

21citations total

21distinct interpreting cases

14distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1988–2024year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Barbara L. BRAINARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee (1989) ca6 1,120 own cites 1× in case

#2 Parker v. Astrue (2010) ca7 696 own cites 1× in case

#3 Martinez v. Astrue (2011) ca7 279 own cites 1× in case

#4 Schloesser v. Berryhill (2017) ca7 172 own cites 1× in case

#5 Weidman v. Colvin (2015) pamd 71 own cites 1× in case

#6 Krishnan, Narayanan v. Barnhart, Jo Anne B. (2003) cadc 35 own cites 1× in case

#7 Voorhees v. Colvin (2015) pamd 12 own cites 1× in case

#8 Smith v. Shalala (1995) njd 3 own cites 1× in case

#9 Krishnan Ex Rel. Deviprasad v. Massanari (2001) dcd 3 own cites 1× in case

#10 Willoughby v. Astrue (2012) ilnd 1 own cites 1× in case

#11 United States v. Smith (2003) mied 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.