Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.979

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 47 citation events across 39 distinct cases.

47citations total

39distinct interpreting cases

29distinct courts

10citations in last 5y

1982–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Glen W. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1988) ca10 2,570 own cites 1× in case

#2 Meyer v. Astrue (2011) ca4 231 own cites 1× in case

#3 William F. LITTLEFIELD v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellant (1987) ca3 24 own cites 2× in case

#4 Gabriel M. Martinez v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security Administration (2006) ca10 76 own cites 1× in case

#5 Michael J. Tobak, Jr. v. Kenneth Apfel, Commissioner Social Security Administration (1999) ca3 36 own cites 1× in case

#6 Patoski v. Berryhill (2018) dcd 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 Kevin Weeks v. Social Security Administration Commissioner (2000) ca1 11 own cites 1× in case

#8 John Hamilton-Provost v. Michael Astrue, Commissio (2015) ca5 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Wood v. Schweiker (1982) scd 6 own cites 1× in case

#10 Dawson v. Sullivan (1991) ohsd 5 own cites 1× in case

#11 Harris v. Callahan (1998) txed 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 Julie Ashe v. Andrew Saul (2020) ca9 3 own cites 1× in case

#13 Abiona v. Thompson (2002) nyed 2 own cites 1× in case

#14 Jenkins v. Astrue (2009) cacd 2 own cites 1× in case

#15 Martinez v. Barnhart (2006) ca10 1 own cites 1× in case

#16 Cooper v. Bowen (1986) paed 1 own cites 1× in case

#17 Bryan v. United States Secretary of Health & Human Services (1990) nced 1 own cites 1× in case

#18 Michael Carroll v. Comm Social Security (2010) ca3 1 own cites 2× in case

#19 Schoenfeld, Sheryl S v. Apfel, Kenneth S. (2001) ca7 1 own cites 1× in case

#20 Ware v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1986) dcd 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.