Statute treatment: 26 U.S.C. § 9711

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 103 citation events across 49 distinct cases.

103citations total

49distinct interpreting cases

20distinct courts

11citations in last 5y

1993–2024year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Holland v. Big River Minerals Corp. (1999) ca4 146 own cites 5× in case

#2 Barrick Gold Exploration, Inc. v. Hudson (1993) ohsd 26 own cites 3× in case

#3 Michael Holland v. Westmoreland Coal Compan (2020) ca5 12 own cites 4× in case

#4 Buckner v. Westmoreland Coal Co. (In Re Westmoreland Coal Co.) (1997) cob 13 own cites 3× in case

#5 United Mine Works of Am. Combined Benefit Fund v. Andre M. Toffel, for Walter Energy, Inc. (In re Walter Energy, Inc.) (2018) ca11 45 own cites 1× in case

#6 UMWA 1992 Benefit Plan v. Leckie Smokeless Coal Co. (1996) wvsd 8 own cites 3× in case

#7 Sigmon Coal Co. v. Apfel (2000) ca4 84 own cites 2× in case

#8 United States Pipe and Foundry Company LLC v. Michael H. Holland (2022) ca11 3 own cites 7× in case

#9 Penn Allegh Coal Co v. Holland, Michael H. (1999) cadc 7 own cites 3× in case

#10 Carbon Fuel Co. v. USX Corp. (1995) wvsd 11 own cites 2× in case

#11 Holland, Michael v. Williams Mtn Coal Co (2001) cadc 29 own cites 1× in case

#12 Holland v. Williams Mountain Coal Co. (2007) cadc 6 own cites 3× in case

#13 Michael Holland v. Bibeau Construction Company (2014) cadc 27 own cites 1× in case

#14 Adventure Resources, Inc. v. Holland (1996) wvsd 9 own cites 2× in case

#15 In Re Horizon Naturla Resources Co. (2004) kyeb 8 own cites 2× in case

#16 In re Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (2016) vaeb 5 own cites 3× in case

#17 In Re Asarco LLC (2009) txsd 14 own cites 1× in case

#18 In Re Lady H Coal Co., Inc. (1996) wvsd 11 own cites 1× in case

#19 Holland v. High Power Energy (2000) wvsd 3 own cites 3× in case

#20 Holland v. LTV Steel Company, Inc. (2002) ohnd 8 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.