Statute treatment: 29 C.F.R. § 2509.75-8

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 615 citation events across 377 distinct cases.

615citations total

377distinct interpreting cases

84distinct courts

81citations in last 5y

1979–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Varity Corp. v. Howe (1996) scotus 1,781 own cites 2× in case

#2 Livick v. the Gillette Co. (2008) ca1 56 own cites 5× in case

#3 Johnson v. Couturier (2009) ca9 370 own cites 2× in case

#4 In Re Enron Corp. Securities, Derivative & ERISA (2003) txsd 114 own cites 3× in case

#5 Frank Landry v. Air Line Pilots Association International Afl-Cio, Taca Airlines, S.A. And Charles J. Huttinger (1990) ca5 308 own cites 2× in case

#6 Rema Dawson-Murdock v. National Counseling Group, Inc (2019) ca4 31 own cites 5× in case

#7 New York State Teamsters Council Health & Hospital Fund v. Centrus Pharmacy Solutions (2002) nynd 43 own cites 4× in case

#8 Teets v. Great-West Life & Annuity Ins. Co. (2019) ca10 40 own cites 4× in case

#9 Board of Trustees of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsmen Local 6 of New Jersey Welfare Fund v. Wettlin Associates, Inc (2001) ca3 65 own cites 3× in case

#10 David P. Coldesina, D.D.S., P.C. v. Estate of Simper (2005) ca10 58 own cites 3× in case

#11 Briscoe v. Fine (2006) ca6 110 own cites 6× in case

#12 Taylor v. Peoples Natural Gas Company (1995) ca3 48 own cites 3× in case

#13 Connie Edmonson v. Lincoln National Life Insuranc (2013) ca3 115 own cites 2× in case

#14 Judy Moon v. BWX Technologies, Incorporated (2014) ca4 19 own cites 5× in case

#15 Santana v. Deluxe Corp. (1996) mad 18 own cites 5× in case

#16 It Corporation It Corporation Benefit Plan Harry Joseph Lukowski v. General American Life Insurance Company (1997) ca9 99 own cites 2× in case

#17 Humana Health Plan, Inc. v. Patrick Nguyen (2015) ca5 13 own cites 6× in case

#18 Richard Baker v. Big Star Division of the Grand Union Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Great-West Life Assurance Company (1990) ca11 91 own cites 2× in case

#19 Navarre v. Luna (In Re Luna) (2005) ca10 90 own cites 2× in case

#20 Maher v. Massachusetts General Hospital Long Term Disability Plan (2011) ca1 23 own cites 4× 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.