Statute treatment: 11 U.S.C. § 1328

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 3,065 citation events across 1,642 distinct cases.

3,065citations total

1,642distinct interpreting cases

193distinct courts

383citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Great Lakes Higher Education Corp. v. Pardee (In Re Pardee) (1998) bap9 72 own cites 14× in case

#2 In Re Gregory A. Lemaire, Debtor. Paul Handeen v. Gregory A. Lemaire (1990) ca8 179 own cites 6× in case

#3 Matter of Scher (1981) nysb 23 own cites 13× in case

#4 Adams v. Adams (In re Adams) (2012) ganb 23 own cites 13× in case

#5 Forson v. Nationstar Mortg., LLC (In re Forson) (2018) 2,008 own cites 2× in case

#6 Branigan v. Bateman (2008) ca4 50 own cites 7× in case

#7 In the Matter Of: Warren C. Chappell and Barbara A. Chappell, Doing Business as Mister Photographer, Debtors, Appeal Of: Homebanc, Incorporated (1993) ca7 99 own cites 5× in case

#8 Evans v. Stackhouse (2017) vaed 10 own cites 17× in case

#9 Paul Klaas v. (2017) ca3 31 own cites 8× in case

#10 Lawrence Tractor Co. v. Gregory (In Re Gregory) (1982) bap9 18 own cites 10× in case

#11 HSBC Bank USA, National Ass'n v. Blendheim (In Re Blendheim) (2015) ca9 81 own cites 4× in case

#12 Cabla v. State (1999) texcrimapp 80 own cites 4× in case

#13 Bandilli C. Boyajian (In Re Bandilli) (1999) bap1 15 own cites 10× in case

#14 Superior Court of the State of California v. Heincy (In Re Heincy) (1987) bap9 15 own cites 10× in case

#15 In Re Guernsey (1995) mnb 17 own cites 9× in case

#16 In Re Grydzuk (2006) innb 17 own cites 9× in case

#17 United States v. Lee (In Re Lee) (1987) ganb 15 own cites 9× in case

#18 Dukes v. Suncoast Credit Union (In Re Dukes) (2018) ca11 10 own cites 12× in case

#19 United Student Aid Funds Inc. v. Taylor (In Re Taylor) (1998) bap9 56 own cites 4× in case

#20 Florida Dept. of Revenue v. Diaz (2011) ca11 56 own cites 4× 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.