Statute treatment: 15 U.S.C. § 78fff(a)

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 27 citation events across 23 distinct cases.

27citations total

23distinct interpreting cases

12distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1973–2014year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Trefny v. Bear Stearns Securities Corp. (1999) txsd 22 own cites 2× in case

#2 In Re Hanover Square Securities (1985) nysb 19 own cites 2× in case

#3 Handelman v. Weiss (1973) nysd 38 own cites 1× in case

#4 In Re MV Securities, Inc. (1985) nysb 26 own cites 1× in case

#5 Thielmann v. MF Global Holdings Ltd. (In re MF Global Holdings Ltd.) (2012) nysb 9 own cites 2× in case

#6 Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Stratton Oakmont, Inc. (1999) nysb 21 own cites 1× in case

#7 Matter of Lewellyn (1982) iasb 18 own cites 1× in case

#8 Camp v. National Union Fire Insurance (In Re Government Securities Corp.) (1990) flsd 11 own cites 1× in case

#9 Camp v. Morey (In Re Government Securities Corp.) (1989) flsd 10 own cites 1× in case

#10 In Re OTC Net, Inc. (1983) cob 8 own cites 1× in case

#11 In Re Brittenum & Associates, Inc. (1987) areb 6 own cites 1× in case

#12 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Goren (2002) nyed 4 own cites 1× in case

#13 Sec v. Hughes (1973) ca2 4 own cites 1× in case

#14 Securities Investor Protection Corp. v. Cheshier & Fuller, L.L.P. (In Re Sunpoint Securities, Inc.) (2001) txeb 2 own cites 2× in case

#15 In re Lehman Bros. (2013) nysb 3 own cites 1× in case

#16 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Counsellors, Inc. (1974) nysd 3 own cites 1× in case

#17 SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COM'N v. Schreiber Bosse & Co., Inc. (1973) ohnd 3 own cites 1× in case

#18 Securities & Exchange Commission v. Alan F. Hughes, Inc. (1973) ca2 5 own cites 1× in case

#19 In re MF Global Inc. (2014) nysb 1 own cites 1× in case

#20 Securities & Exchange Commission v. G. M. Stanley & Co. (1976) nysd 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.