Statute treatment: 28 USC § 1491

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 19 citation events across 17 distinct cases.

19citations total

17distinct interpreting cases

12distinct courts

5citations in last 5y

1963–2025year range

Top 11 leading cases

#1 Gulf Group Inc. v. United States (2004) uscfc 109 own cites 1× in case

#2 Jerry Lynn Real v. The United States (1990) cafc 87 own cites 1× in case

#3 Slattery v. United States (2009) cafc 28 own cites 1× in case

#4 State v. Developers Surety & Indemnity Co. (2013) gactapp 13 own cites 1× in case

#5 State of Georgia Department of Corrections v. Developers Surety & Indemnity Co. (2014) ga 12 own cites 1× in case

#6 Ian Owen Sharpe v. the United States 1 (2013) uscfc 11 own cites 1× in case

#7 Walker v. United States (1963) cc 11 own cites 1× in case

#8 West Jefferson Levee Dist. v. Coast Quality Const. Corp. (1993) lactapp 8 own cites 1× in case

#9 Yamagiwa v. City of Half Moon Bay (2007) cand 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 Greenfield Construction Co. v. Michigan Department of State Highways (1975) michctapp 3 own cites 1× in case

#11 Gulf Coast Rice Producers Ass'n v. Block (1985) txsd 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.