Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 1692d(2)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 57 citation events across 44 distinct cases.

57citations total

44distinct interpreting cases

23distinct courts

28citations in last 5y

1985–2026year range

Top 14 leading cases

#1 Bryant v. Bonded Accounts Service/Check Recovery, Inc. (2000) mnd 17 own cites 5× in case

#2 Diane Jeter v. Credit Bureau, Inc. (1985) ca11 265 own cites 1× in case

#3 Federal Trade Commission v. Check Investors, Inc. (2007) ca3 76 own cites 1× in case

#4 Hoffmann v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2017) paed 56 own cites 1× in case

#5 Bassett v. I.C. System, Inc. (2010) ilnd 55 own cites 1× in case

#6 Amanda Horkey v. J.V.D.B. & Associates, Inc., an Illinois Corporation (2003) ca7 54 own cites 1× in case

#7 Shuler v. Ingram & Associates (2011) ca11 40 own cites 1× in case

#8 Graziano v. Harrison (1991) njd 8 own cites 2× in case

#9 Caputo v. Professional Recovery Services, Inc. (2003) ksd 12 own cites 1× in case

#10 Sweetland v. Stevens & James, Inc. (2008) med 11 own cites 1× in case

#11 Horkey v. J.V.D.B. & Associates, Inc. (2002) ilnd 7 own cites 1× in case

#12 Riding v. Cach LLC (2014) cacd 5 own cites 1× in case

#13 Diane Jeter v. Credit Bureau, Inc. (1985) ca11 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 Annette Clark v. Shapiro and Pickett, LLP (2012) ca11 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.