Statute treatment: 21 U.S.C. § 335

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 47 citation events across 35 distinct cases.

47citations total

35distinct interpreting cases

18distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1942–2020year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 People v. Frantz (2005) coloctapp 171 own cites 2× in case

#2 United States v. Gel Spice Co., Inc. (1985) nyed 12 own cites 7× in case

#3 Larry Leon Chaney v. Margaret M. Heckler, as Secretary of Health and Human Services (1984) cadc 56 own cites 2× in case

#4 United States v. Y. Hata & Company, Limited, a Corporation, United States of America v. Minoru Hata (1976) ca9 42 own cites 2× in case

#5 United States v. David W. Prigmore, United States v. Lee H. Leichter, United States v. John F. Cvinar (2001) ca1 71 own cites 1× in case

#6 United States v. St. Regis Paper Company (1966) ca2 53 own cites 1× in case

#7 Pacific Trading Company v. Wilson and Company, Inc. (1976) ca7 51 own cites 1× in case

#8 Helco Products Co. v. McNutt (1943) cadc 47 own cites 1× in case

#9 United States v. Gel Spice Company, Inc. And Barry Engel (1985) ca2 12 own cites 2× in case

#10 United States v. Ellis Research Laboratories, Inc., and Robert W. Ellis, an Individual (1962) ca7 21 own cites 1× in case

#11 Fulgenzi v. Wyeth, Inc. (2010) ohnd 7 own cites 2× in case

#12 United States v. Buffalo Pharmacal Co. (1942) ca2 13 own cites 1× in case

#13 United States v. Hunter Pharmacy, Inc. (1963) nysd 11 own cites 1× in case

#14 United States v. Goldberg (2008) ca3 10 own cites 1× in case

#15 Hill Dermaceuticals, Inc. v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2011) dcd 4 own cites 2× in case

#16 United States v. Commercial Creamery Co. (1942) waed 8 own cites 1× in case

#17 Pfizer Inc. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. (2012) ded 7 own cites 1× in case

#18 Pfizer Inc. v. Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (2004) ded 4 own cites 1× in case

#19 United States v. Velsicol Chemical Corp. (1980) dcd 4 own cites 1× in case

#20 Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. v. Kali Laboratories, Inc. (2007) njd 4 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.