Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 77d(1)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 44 citation events across 31 distinct cases.

44citations total

31distinct interpreting cases

21distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1952–2019year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Universal Express, Inc. (2007) nysd 48 own cites 4× in case

#2 Goodman v. Kennedy (1976) cal 444 own cites 1× in case

#3 Securities & Exchange Commission v. M & a West Inc. (2008) ca9 31 own cites 3× in case

#4 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Big Apple Consulting USA, Inc. (2015) ca11 63 own cites 2× in case

#5 In Re Livent, Inc. Noteholders Securities Litig. (2001) nysd 171 own cites 1× in case

#6 SEC v. Phan (2007) ca9 154 own cites 1× in case

#7 In Re Lehman Bros. Mortgage-Backed Securities (2011) ca2 91 own cites 1× in case

#8 United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Sierra Brokerage Services Inc. (2009) ohsd 20 own cites 2× in case

#9 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Softpoint, Inc. (1997) nysd 57 own cites 1× in case

#10 Madison Consultants v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (1983) ca1 43 own cites 1× in case

#11 SEC v. Platforms Wireless Intern. Corp. (2010) ca9 12 own cites 2× in case

#12 Bryant v. Uland (1971) txsd 14 own cites 1× in case

#13 Securities & Exch. Com. v. American Internat'l S. & L. Ass'n (1961) mdd 5 own cites 2× in case

#14 Woodward v. Wright (1959) ca10 56 own cites 1× in case

#15 Leiter v. Kuntz (1987) utd 4 own cites 2× in case

#16 Woolf v. S. D. Cohn & Co. (1975) ca5 41 own cites 1× in case

#17 Fuller v. Dilbert (1965) nysd 8 own cites 1× in case

#18 Stottler Stagg & Associates, Inc. v. Argo (1981) fladistctapp 6 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Kahlon (2015) txed 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 Timberland Bancshares, Inc. v. Garrison (In re Lee) (2011) arwb 2 own cites 2× 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.