29 U.S.C. § 1138 — Statute Treatment

Statute treatment: 29 U.S.C. § 1138

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 13 citation events across 13 distinct cases.
13citations total
13distinct interpreting cases
11distinct courts
0citations in last 5y
1978–2017year range
Top 12 leading cases
#1 Perrino v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. (2000) ca11 85 own cites 1× in case
#2 DB Healthcare, LLC v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, Inc. (2017) ca9 55 own cites 1× in case
#3 Andrew P. Dzinglski v. Weirton Steel Corporation Retirement Committee of Weirton Steel Corporation Retirement Plan (1989) ca4 53 own cites 1× in case
#4 Michael E. Walke v. Group Long Term Disability Insurance (2001) ca8 49 own cites 1× in case
#5 Niebauer v. Crane & Co., Inc. (2015) ca1 29 own cites 1× in case
#6 Bell v. Ameritech Sickness & Accident Disability Benefit Plant (2010) ca6 13 own cites 1× in case
#7 Ianniello v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance (2013) ca2 5 own cites 1× in case
#8 Pennsylvania Chiropractic Ass'n v. Blue Cross Blue Shield Ass'n (2013) ilnd 5 own cites 1× in case
#9 Pickett v. United Mine Workers of America Health & Retirement Funds (1978) tned 4 own cites 1× in case
#10 Montgomery v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. (2005) gand 3 own cites 1× in case
#11 Lamontagne v. Pension Plan of United Wire, Metal & Machine Pension Fund (1989) ca2 2 own cites 1× in case
#12 Robbin Cromer-Tyler v. Edward R. Teitel (2008) ca11 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.