Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 1445

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 1,500 citation events across 660 distinct cases.

1,500citations total

660distinct interpreting cases

113distinct courts

284citations in last 5y

1949–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Dean Humphrey v. Sequentia, Inc. (1995) ca8 119 own cites 7× in case

#2 Walter Spearman v. Exxon Coal Usa, Inc. (1994) ca7 86 own cites 8× in case

#3 Roberts v. Beaulieu of America, Inc. (1996) alnd 7 own cites 28× in case

#4 Farrior v. Sodexho, U.S.A. (1997) alnd 6 own cites 30× in case

#5 Hanna v. Fleetguard, Inc. (1995) iand 12 own cites 14× in case

#6 Hummel v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate (1990) hid 10 own cites 15× in case

#7 Husk v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. (1994) wvsd 24 own cites 8× in case

#8 Emrich v. Touche Ross & Co. (1988) ca9 569 own cites 2× in case

#9 Brendan Holbein v. Baxter Chrysler Jeep, Inc. (2020) ca8 71 own cites 4× in case

#10 Bartel ex rel. Estate of Bishop v. Alcoa Steamship Co. (2014) lamd 17 own cites 8× in case

#11 Derrick E. Harper v. Autoalliance International, Inc., Aai Employee Services Co., L.L.C., Jeffrey Kelly, and Allen Childress (2004) ca6 311 own cites 2× in case

#12 Bearden v. PNS Stores, Inc. (1995) nvd 18 own cites 7× in case

#13 Mrs. Gertwyl Amakyi Gamble, Etc. v. Central of Georgia Railway Company, Defendant-Third Party v. McGregor Printing Corporation, Third Party (1973) ca3 31 own cites 5× in case

#14 Matthew Burda v. M. Ecker Company (1992) ca7 80 own cites 3× in case

#15 Guthrie v. Dow Chemical Co. (1978) txsd 20 own cites 6× in case

#16 New York City Employees' Retirement System v. Ebbers (In Re WorldCom, Inc. Securities Litigation) (2003) nysd 181 own cites 2× in case

#17 Kenneth C. Vantine and Rebecca Vantine v. Elkhart Brass Manufacturing Company, Inc. And Wausau Insurance Company (1985) ca7 69 own cites 3× in case

#18 Cedillo v. Valcar Enterprises & Darling Delaware Co. (1991) txnd 35 own cites 4× in case

#19 Morgan Yawn, Jr. v. Southern Railway Company, Etc. (1979) ca5 58 own cites 3× in case

#20 Figueroa v. Healthmark Partners, L.L.C. (2000) txsd 11 own cites 8× 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.