Statute treatment: 19 C.F.R. § 159.12

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 103 citation events across 47 distinct cases.

103citations total

47distinct interpreting cases

2distinct courts

6citations in last 5y

1984–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Ford Motor Company v. United States (2016) cafc 21 own cites 8× in case

#2 Intercargo Insurance Company F/k/a International Cargo & Surety Co., (Surety for M. Genauer) v. United States (1996) cafc 93 own cites 3× in case

#3 International Cargo & Surety Insurance v. United States (1991) cit 23 own cites 6× in case

#4 Old Republic Insurance v. United States (1986) cit 21 own cites 5× in case

#5 St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (Surety for Carreon, Inc.) v. United States (1993) cafc 79 own cites 2× in case

#6 American National Fire Insurance v. United States (2006) cit 10 own cites 6× in case

#7 Detroit Zoological Society v. United States (1986) cit 24 own cites 3× in case

#8 Ford Motor Co. v. United States (2012) cafc 40 own cites 2× in case

#9 Ford Motor Company v. United States (1998) cafc 149 own cites 1× in case

#10 Ford Motor Co. v. United States (1995) cit 12 own cites 3× in case

#11 Chemsol, LLC v. United States (2014) cafc 22 own cites 2× in case

#12 Pagoda Trading Corporation v. The United States (1986) cafc 17 own cites 2× in case

#13 Ford Motor Co. v. United States (2014) cit 5 own cites 5× in case

#14 Pagoda Trading Co. v. United States (1985) cit 13 own cites 2× in case

#15 Frontier Insurance v. United States (2001) cit 3 own cites 6× in case

#16 United States v. Great American Ins. Co. of Ny (2011) cit 10 own cites 2× in case

#17 Ford Motor Co. v. United States (1997) cit 6 own cites 3× in case

#18 Skf USA, Inc. v. United States (2008) cafc 28 own cites 1× in case

#19 Wolff Shoe Co., Plaintiff-Cross v. United States (1998) cafc 26 own cites 1× in case

#20 Guangdong Chemicals Import & Export Corp. v. United States (2006) cit 13 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.