Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 1692b(3)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 28 citation events across 18 distinct cases.

28citations total

18distinct interpreting cases

12distinct courts

12citations in last 5y

1999–2022year range

Top 9 leading cases

#1 Lynn v. Monarch Recovery Management, Inc. (2013) mdd 119 own cites 1× in case

#2 Pelfrey v. Educational Credit Management Corp. (1999) alnd 24 own cites 2× in case

#3 Patricia Evankavitch v. Green Tree Servicing LLC (2015) ca3 26 own cites 1× in case

#4 James Kuntz v. Rodenburg LLP (2016) ca8 8 own cites 2× in case

#5 Roberts v. American Bank & Trust Co. (2011) laed 6 own cites 2× in case

#6 David Tourgeman v. Nelson & Kennard (2018) ca9 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 Michael Worsham v. Accounts Receivable Management (2012) ca4 9 own cites 1× in case

#8 Andrew Magdy v. I.C. System, Inc. (2022) ca8 7 own cites 1× in case

#9 Kort v. Diversified Collection Services, Inc. (2003) ilnd 3 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.