Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 416.1405

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 20 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

20citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

11distinct courts

3citations in last 5y

1983–2024year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Willis v. Sullivan (1991) ca6 233 own cites 2× in case

#2 Willis v. Sullivan (1991) ca6 269 own cites 2× in case

#3 Harper v. Bowen (1987) ca5 19 own cites 1× in case

#4 Singer v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1983) nysd 10 own cites 1× in case

#5 Harper v. Bowen (1987) ca5 19 own cites 1× in case

#6 Medellin v. Shalala (1994) ca8 15 own cites 1× in case

#7 Disabled Rights Union v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Kenneth Kizer State of California (1994) ca9 4 own cites 1× in case

#8 Walhood v. Secretary of Health & Human Services (1995) txed 2 own cites 1× in case

#9 Cullivan v. Shalala (1995) txed 2 own cites 1× in case

#10 Jack C. JEFFCOAT v. SECRETARY OF HHS (1995) txed 2 own cites 1× in case

#11 Richard v. Secretary of HHS (1995) txed 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Medellin v. Shalala (1994) ca8 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.