Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 1681p

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 523 citation events across 392 distinct cases.

523citations total

392distinct interpreting cases

96distinct courts

173citations in last 5y

1974–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Santos Ex Rel. Beato v. United States (2009) ca3 202 own cites 4× in case

#2 Richard Rylewicz, Thomas Cummings and Barbara Cummings v. Beaton Services, Ltd. (1989) ca7 92 own cites 3× in case

#3 Sarmad Syed v. M-I, LLC (2017) ca9 144 own cites 2× in case

#4 Long v. Se. Pa. Transp. Auth. (2018) ca3 113 own cites 2× in case

#5 Rasor v. Retail Credit Co. (1976) wash 80 own cites 2× in case

#6 Joseph M. Houghton v. The Insurance Crime Prevention Institute and John Andrew Hoda (1986) ca3 19 own cites 4× in case

#7 Mangum v. Action Collection Service, Inc. (2009) ca9 58 own cites 2× in case

#8 Michael F. Hahn and Marie Hahn v. Star Bank (1999) ca6 313 own cites 1× in case

#9 Abbey v. United States (2014) cafc 55 own cites 2× in case

#10 Edward Seamans v. Temple University (2014) ca3 289 own cites 1× in case

#11 Lazar v. Trans Union LLC (2000) cacd 25 own cites 3× in case

#12 Henry Gerrard Clay v. Equifax, Inc. (1985) ca11 51 own cites 2× in case

#13 James R. Philbin, Jr. v. Trans Union Corporation Trw Credentials James Philbin, Jr. (1996) ca3 234 own cites 1× in case

#14 Psihoyos v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (2014) ca2 219 own cites 1× in case

#15 SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC (2017) scotus 188 own cites 1× in case

#16 Samuel Myers v. The Bennett Law Offices, and Doug McCallon Timothy Myers v. The Bennett Law Offices (2001) ca9 174 own cites 1× in case

#17 Johanna McDonough v. Anoka County (2015) ca8 170 own cites 1× in case

#18 Lawrence v. Trans Union LLC (2003) paed 17 own cites 3× in case

#19 Tilley v. Global Payments, Inc. (2009) ksd 15 own cites 3× in case

#20 Susanne H. Ramadan, on Her Own Behalf and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. The Chase Manhattan Corporation Hyundai Motor Finance Co (1998) ca3 104 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.