Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 727.302

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 13 citation events across 6 distinct cases.

13citations total

6distinct interpreting cases

4distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1983–1991year range

Top 6 leading cases

#1 Henry Curse and George New v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1988) ca11 13 own cites 4× in case

#2 Joseph F. Markus v. Old Ben Coal Company and Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1983) ca7 27 own cites 2× in case

#3 Joseph Zettler v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1989) ca7 21 own cites 2× in case

#4 Salomon Velasquez v. Director, Office of Worker's Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1987) ca10 5 own cites 3× in case

#5 Greene v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor (1990) ca8 1 own cites 1× in case

#6 Lauderdale ex rel. Lauderdale v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Program (1991) 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.