Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 1001-1401

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 13 citation events across 13 distinct cases.

13citations total

13distinct interpreting cases

6distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1986–2005year range

Top 12 leading cases

#1 Airco Industrial Gases, Inc. v. The Teamsters Health And Welfare Pension Fund Of Philadelphia And Vicinity (1988) ca3 32 own cites 1× in case

#2 Heft v. AAI CORP. (2005) pamd 24 own cites 1× in case

#3 Moeller v. Bertrang (1992) sdd 15 own cites 1× in case

#4 Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. v. UNITED FOOD & COMMERCIAL WORKERS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND (2003) pamd 7 own cites 1× in case

#5 Kane v. Aetna Life Insurance (1990) ca11 30 own cites 1× in case

#6 Kane v. Aetna Life Insurance (1990) ca11 6 own cites 1× in case

#7 Asbestos Workers Local No. 23 Pension Fund Ex Rel. Norcross v. United States (2004) pamd 3 own cites 1× in case

#8 Simmons v. Southern Bell Telephone And Telegraph Company (1991) ca11 7 own cites 1× in case

#9 Airco Industrial Gases, Inc. v. Teamsters Health & Welfare Pension Fund of Philadelphia & Vicinity (1988) ca3 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 Lane v. UNUM Life Insurance Co. of America (2003) pamd 1 own cites 1× in case

#11 In Re Johnson Steel & Wire Co., Inc. (1986) mab 1 own cites 1× in case

#12 Simmons v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. (1991) ca11 2 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.