Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 718.202

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 477 citation events across 229 distinct cases.

477citations total

229distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

22citations in last 5y

1981–2025year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Gunderson v. United States Department of Labor (2010) ca10 13 own cites 23× in case

#2 Island Creek Coal Company v. Dennis E. Compton Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (2000) ca4 110 own cites 7× in case

#3 Sterling Smokeless Coal Company v. Tammy Akers Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1997) ca4 610 own cites 2× in case

#4 Morrison v. Tennessee Consolidated Coal Co. (2011) ca6 36 own cites 6× in case

#5 Westmoreland Coal Co. v. Cox (2010) ca4 30 own cites 6× in case

#6 McCain v. Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs (2003) ca6 18 own cites 8× in case

#7 Peabody Coal Company Old Republic Insurance Company v. Arthur E. Hill (1997) ca6 39 own cites 5× in case

#8 Consolidation Coal Company v. Arthur O. Held Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (2002) ca4 20 own cites 6× in case

#9 Dixie Fuel Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (2016) ca6 39 own cites 4× in case

#10 Eastover Mining Co. v. Dorothy S. Williams and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (2003) ca6 57 own cites 3× in case

#11 Jesse Adams v. Director, Owcp (1989) ca6 140 own cites 2× in case

#12 Rita J. Mitchell v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, and Old Ben Coal Company (1988) ca7 11 own cites 7× in case

#13 Darrell A. Doss v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor Itmann Coal Company (1995) ca4 91 own cites 2× in case

#14 Helen Mining Co. v. Director OWCP (2011) ca3 23 own cites 4× in case

#15 Cross Mountain Coal, Inc. v. Alvin Ward Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1996) ca6 33 own cites 3× in case

#16 Mingo Logan Coal Company v. Erma Owens (2013) ca4 20 own cites 4× in case

#17 Westmoreland Coal Company v. Jarrell Cochran (2013) ca4 72 own cites 2× in case

#18 Lois Blakley, Widow of Morris Blakley v. Amax Coal Company, and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1995) ca7 30 own cites 3× in case

#19 Harman Mining Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (2012) ca4 63 own cites 2× in case

#20 Bernie Adkins v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor West Virginia Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis Fund (1992) ca4 59 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.