Statute treatment: C.F.R. § 416.1100

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 129 citation events across 123 distinct cases.

129citations total

123distinct interpreting cases

23distinct courts

88citations in last 5y

1982–2025year range

Top 18 leading cases

#1 McDannel v. Apfel (1999) iasd 76 own cites 1× in case

#2 Roach v. Morse (2006) ca2 49 own cites 1× in case

#3 Florence Paxton v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1988) ca9 44 own cites 1× in case

#4 Mary Alma Tierney v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Ava P. Trahan v. Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the Treasury (1983) cadc 27 own cites 1× in case

#5 Madgey Jackson v. Richard Schweiker , Secretary of Health and Human Services (1982) ca7 22 own cites 1× in case

#6 Danielle Gordon v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1995) ca2 22 own cites 1× in case

#7 Johnson v. Commissioner of Social Security (2010) ca3 16 own cites 1× in case

#8 Elsenheimer v. Elsenheimer (2004) calctapp 16 own cites 1× in case

#9 Ava P. Trahan v. Donald T. Regan, Secretary of the Treasury (1987) cadc 16 own cites 1× in case

#10 Bernice Inman, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1994) ca7 9 own cites 1× in case

#11 Roach v. Morse (2006) ca2 38 own cites 1× in case

#12 Doe v. South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services (2011) sc 5 own cites 1× in case

#13 Trust Co. of Okl. v. State Ex Rel. Ddhs (1995) okla 4 own cites 1× in case

#14 Calef Ex Rel. Calef v. Barnhart (2004) nyed 3 own cites 1× in case

#15 Indiana Family and Social Services Administration v. Lance Patterson (2019) indctapp 1 own cites 2× in case

#16 Blaylock v. Commissioner of Social Security (2013) ohnd 1 own cites 1× in case

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

#18 Speaks v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1994) cacd 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.