Statute treatment: 28 U.S.C. § 2202

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 952 citation events across 651 distinct cases.

952citations total

651distinct interpreting cases

131distinct courts

200citations in last 5y

1948–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Texas Employers' Insurance Association v. Leroy Jackson (1988) ca5 160 own cites 4× in case

#2 United States v. Joseph Patrick Thomas Doherty (1986) ca2 85 own cites 5× in case

#3 B. Braun Medical, Inc. v. Abbott Laboratories and Np Medical, Inc., Defendants/cross-Appellants (1997) cafc 280 own cites 3× in case

#4 Gnb Battery Technologies, Incorporated, Formerly Known as Gnb, Incorporated and Gnb Industrial Battery Company v. Gould, Incorporated (1995) ca7 96 own cites 4× in case

#5 Samuel v. Frohnmayer (1989) orctapp 15 own cites 9× in case

#6 Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark, New Jersey v. Burch (1968) tex 298 own cites 2× in case

#7 Mercantile National Bank at Dallas v. Bradford Trust Company, N/k/a Fidata Trust Company (1988) ca5 53 own cites 4× in case

#8 Cont'l Cas. Co. v. Indian Head Indus., Inc. (2019) ca6 23 own cites 6× in case

#9 Schell v. OXY USA Inc. (2016) ca10 39 own cites 4× in case

#10 Horn & Hardart Co. v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. (1987) dcd 18 own cites 6× in case

#11 Temistocles Ramirez De Arellano v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense (1984) cadc 154 own cites 2× in case

#12 United National Insurance Company v. Sst Fitness Corporation (2002) ca6 56 own cites 3× in case

#13 Nova Research, Inc. v. Penske Truck Leasing Co. (2008) md 110 own cites 2× in case

#14 NAUTILUS INS. CO. VS. ACCESS MED., LLC (NRAP 5) (2021) nev 26 own cites 4× in case

#15 Pro-Eco, Inc. v. Board of Commissioners of Jay County, Indiana (1995) ca7 93 own cites 2× in case

#16 Seneca Insurance Company, Inc. v. Strange Land, Inc. (2017) ca9 78 own cites 2× in case

#17 Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Walbrook Insurance Co., Ltd., Commercial Union Insurance Company v. National Casualty Co. (1994) ca1 74 own cites 2× in case

#18 Edward B. Marks Music Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. Charles K. Harris Music Publishing Co., Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Appellant (1958) ca2 70 own cites 2× in case

#19 Bilmar Drilling, Inc. v. Ifg Leasing Co., Bilmar Drilling, Inc. v. Ifg Leasing Company (1986) ca5 19 own cites 4× in case

#20 Orion Pictures Corporation v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. (1991) ca9 29 own cites 3× 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.