Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.310

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 16 distinct cases.

20citations total

16distinct interpreting cases

13distinct courts

4citations in last 5y

1974–2025year range

Top 10 leading cases

#1 Maloney v. Social Security Administration (2008) ca2 59 own cites 1× in case

#2 Caldwell v. MacO Workers' Compensation Trust (2011) mont 15 own cites 2× in case

#3 Herbert E. Coulter v. Casper W. Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1975) ca3 34 own cites 1× in case

#4 Pocono Mountain School District v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (2015) pacommwct 22 own cites 1× in case

#5 Tipadis v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. (2018) ilsd 10 own cites 1× in case

#6 Lee v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (2005) paed 4 own cites 1× in case

#7 Robert L. SMITHBACK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1990) ca7 2 own cites 2× in case

#8 Sanborn v. Weinberger (1974) ded 2 own cites 1× in case

#9 Satterlee v. Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co. (2009) mont 1 own cites 1× in case

#10 Elliott v. Barnhart (2004) ca10 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.